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Lachnodius eucalypti* obscurely. 

 Ripersia leptospermi, clearly. 

 Sphfurococcus leptospermi, clearly. 

 Frenchia semiocculta* obscurely. 



In the cases marked * the third joint is distinctly narrowed at the 

 base, as shown in Mr. Newstead's figure 2 ; but I have not been able 

 to make out with certainty the socket in the 2nd joint, the specimens 

 not having been mounted with a view to such a character. Probably, 

 however, the socket exists. 



My specimens of Leacliia zealandica, both winged and apterous, 

 show no articulation ; and I cannot detect it in any specimens which I 

 have of the Monophlebid or the Brachyscelid groups. 



Lecanium minimum, Newstead. 

 A few weeks ago I received from Mr. C. P. Lounsbury, of Cape 

 Town, some insects on Pinus insignis, which are very near to the 

 species described under the above name in this Magazine, May, 1892, 

 p. 141. Although extremely small, they are clearly adult; and whilst 

 not absolutely identical with the type, they are so close that I shall 

 only consider them a variety, differing principally in the absence of a 

 dermal tessellation. Their slightly convex form appears to be due to 

 the extreme slenderness of the pine needles. 



Distribution of Ooccidje. 

 As the years go on, and the collection and study of Coccids 

 increase, new localities and food-plants are constantly to be noted for 

 species already described. In my paper for 1895, lately published in 

 the Trans. New Zealand Inst., vol. xxviii, I have mentioned several 

 instances, as, for example, Aspid. cladii, Planchonia qicercicola, &c. ; 

 and during this year several others have already come under my notice. 

 So far, I have the following : — 



Aspidiotus dictyospermi* Morgan, India, on tea ; A. articulatus,* Morgan, 

 Cape of Good Hope, on Celastrus. 



Diaspis geranii, Green, MS., Hong Kong, on geranium ; D. nacti, Comstock, 

 India, on prickly pear. 



Parlatoria zizyphi, Lucas, Hong Kong, on orange. 



Planchonia hryoides* Maskell, Australia, on Exocarpus. 



Eriococcus paradoxus, Maskell, India, on Helicteres. 



Dactylopius ceriferus, Newstead, China, &c., on Psidium. 



Coccus cacti, var. ceylonicus, Green, India, on prickly pear. 



Those marked * exhibit slight variations not sufficient to raise them to species. 

 Also I have a Monophlehus from Japan, on Pinus, which I believe 

 to be M. Burmeisttri, Westwood, originally from Java. Hitherto 



