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



Comstockiella sabalis, var. mexicana Ckll. Mazatlan (Sina- 

 loa). On palms supposed to have come from this vicinity. Coll. Craw 

 on plants entering port of San Francisco. 



Peculiar to Mexico. The typical form, C. sabahs Comst., is known 

 only from Florida. 



Diaspis persimilis C-^//. (sp. nov.). Laguna, on Carmen Island. 

 (Campache). On fruit of ** chicosapote,^^ April 24, 1896. Coll. Towns. 



Peculiar to Mexico. "So near to Z>. amygdali {latiatus) that I 

 had at first a notion to treat it as a geographichal race. Very 1 nterest- 

 ing discovery, scientifically and economically" (Ckll.). D. amigdali 

 is known in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Santo Domingo, Barbadoes, An- 

 tigua, Martinique, Trinidad, Florida, Georgia, District of Columbia, 

 California, Japan, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Australia, Cape Colony. 



Diaspis cacti, var, opuntise C('//. Xcolak (Yucatan). On Opi/?i- 

 tia sp.. May 10, 1896. Coll. Towns. 



Known elsewhere only in Kingston, Jamaica. The variety opimti- 

 cola Newst. , is found in British Guiana; while the typical form D. cactt 

 Comst., is a native of Arizona and New Mexico, but has been recently 

 reported by Maskell to occur in India. 



Aulacaspis rosas Bouch. Chihuahua (Chih.). On rose, Oct. 

 19, 1894. Coll. Towns. 



Known elsewhere in eastern United States, Europe, Jamaica, 

 Demerara, California, Central America, Sandwich Islands, China, 

 Australia, New Zealand. 



Aulacaspis boisduvalii Sign. Alta Mira (Tamaulipas). On 

 Bromelia pinguin, Oct. 15, 1894. Coll. Towns. 



Known elsewhere in Jamaica, Barbaboes, Trinidad. 



Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides Cotnst Acapulco (Guerrero). 

 On cocoanut palm. Coll. Craw on plants entering port of San Fran- 

 cisco. 



Known elsewhere only in Florida. 



Parlatoria pergandei Comst. Matamoros (Tamaulipas). On 

 orange, June i, 1895. Coll. Towns. 



Known elsewhere in Texas (Brownsville. Coll. Towns.), Florida. 



Mytilaspis citricola Pack, or sp. nov. Tehauntepec City 

 (Oaxaca). On Cliilaspis li?tearis, May 26, 1896. Coll. Towns. 



Known elsewhere {Af. citricola) in Florida, California, Tahiti, 

 Trinidad. " Mytilaspis sp. with the general appearance of citricola^ 



