186 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. v. 



Aspidiotus persece Comst. Mazatlan (Sinaloa). On cocoanut 

 palm. Coll. A. de Cima. 



Known elsewhere only in Florida. ''Attention should be drawn 

 to the singular occurrence of Florida coccids on the Pacific coast of 

 Mexico, the same not being found on the east slope so far as we know. 

 The species are Aspidiotus persece, Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides and 

 Comstockiella sabaiis — the last, however, represented by a variety, mexi- 

 cana. So also to Aspidiotus personatus on the west slope and appar- 

 ently not on the east slope, but common in the West Indies " (Ckll.). 



Aspidiotus reniformis Ckll. (sp. n.). Tehuantepec City 

 (Oaxaca). On leaves oi Ficus sp., May 26, 1896. Coll. Towns. 



Peculiar to Mexico. "Nearest to A. persec^, Comst., but very 

 distinct" (Ckll.). 



Aspidiotus townsendi Ckll. Cindad Porfiro Diaz (Coahuila). 

 On leaves of shade tree in plaza, Nov. 17, 1894. Coll. Towns. 



Peculiar to Mexico (and probably Texas). 



Aspidiotus nigropunctatus Ckll. San Luis Potosi (S. L. P.). 

 On ^'trueno,'' Oct. 12, 1894. Coll. Towns. 



Peculiar to Mexico. 



Aspidiotus yuccae Ckll. Cindad Porfirio Diaz (Coahuila), 

 On Yucca australis, Nov. 25, 1S94. Coll. Towns. 



Peculiar to Mexico (and probably Texas). 



Aspidiotus ficus As km. (a) Tampico (Tamaulipas). On 

 orange and tangerine, Oct. 14, 1894. Coll. Towns. — {b) Chihuahua 

 (Chih.). On "polo dulce," Oct. 19, 1894. Coll. Towns, (c) 

 Matamoros (Tamaulipas). On orange, Dec. 9, 1894. Coll. Towns. 

 (d^ Laguna, on Carmen Island (Campeche). On orange and oleander, 

 April 24, 1896. Coll. Towns, {e) Vera Cruz (Vera Cruz). On 

 rose. May 7, 1893. Coll. Ckll. 



Known elsewhere in Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, Texas (Brownsville, 

 Coll. Towns.), Australia, Ceylon, Japan. 



Aspidiotus scutiformis Ckll. (a) Victoria (Tamaulipas). On 

 orange, Oct. 16, 1894. Coll. Towns, (^b) Monterey (Nuevo Leon). 

 On orange and pomegranate, Oct. 17, 1894. Coll. Towns, {c') 

 Soledad (Vera Cruz). On avocado pear probably, May 8, 1893. 

 Coll. Ckll. 



•Peculiar to Mexico. 



Aspidiotus articulatus Morg. (<z) Tampico (Tamaulipas.) On 



