10 A MANUAL OF DANGEROUS INSECTS. 



Coccidae— Continued. 

 Unarmored— Continuod. 

 Pseudococcus albizzix Maskotl; Australia, Hawaii; A. deatbaln, A. discolnr. A. baileynn i 

 Fseudococcus farnesiinx Targioni-Tozzetli; Italy: A. farnesmwi . Tliis is the huisache of- the United 



States and is here known as Vnchdlia farnesiitna. 

 Pseudococcus swfzeyi Ehrhonr, Hawaii; A.koa. 

 Pseudococcus nitidus Brain; South Africa; A. caffra. 



Pseudococcus quaesitus Brain; South Africa; A. caffra, A. robusia, A. Iiorrida. 

 Pseudococcus solitarius Brain; South Africa. 



Pseudococcus filTmentosus CovkoveM; Jamaica, Mauritius, Hawaii, .Japan; attacks A. firnbici in Egypt. 

 Rhizococcus lobatulatus; Au.stralia; A. pendula. 

 Saissetia mirifica Maskell; Australia; A. pendula. 

 Sphxrococcus ucacix Maskell; Australia. 

 Tachardia acacix Maskell: Australia; A. greggii. 



COLKOPTERA. 

 Buprestidae. 



Melohasis splendida Donovan; Australia; l)rccds in dead branches o( Acacin longifoJia. 



Scarabseidse. 



Diphucephula aurulenta Kirby; Australia: attacks foliage of black wattle. 



Heferorhina hookeri White; India; attacks foliage of Acacia catechu. 



Melolontha hippocastini Fabricius and ^f. melolontha Limifeus; Europe: larvic attack roots ol -:co - 



lings. 

 Polypiiylln fullo Linnaeus; Europe; larva- attack roots of seedlings and adults attack foliage. 



Cerainbyclda;. 



Coslostcrna spinator Fabricius; India; bores in shoots of .4. arabica. 

 Lygesis mendica Pascoe; Australia: bores in twigs of black wattle. 



Pachydissus sericus Newman; Australia; breeds in trunks and branches of ^4. longifoUa, A. decurrcns. 

 Piesarthrius marginellus Hope; Australia; breeds m wood of A. longifoUa. 

 Sternotomis feoftemonj Chevrolat; German East Africa. 

 Symphyletes neglectus; Australia; girdles branches of A . longifoUa. 

 Symphyletes nigrovirens; Australia; A.juniperina. 

 _ Symphyletes vestigialis; Australia. 



Uracinthus triangularis Hope; Australia; attacks branches of black wattle. 

 Uracinthus strigosus, U. bivitt'Jta- and IT. simul'ins; Australia; attack ^. /on(;(/o/;«. 



Chrysomelida;. 



Elaphodes tigrinus; Australia; defoliator. 



Pnropsis picea Oliver; Australia: attack foliage of black wattle. 



Curciilionldae (sons. lat.). 



Chrysolophus spectabilis Fabricius; Australia; black wattle. 



Leptops tribulus Fabricius; Australia: black wattle. 



Rhinoiia hxmoptexa Kirby; Australia; breeds in stems of .4 cucm suaveolens. 



Myllocerus acacix; India. 



LEPIDOPTERA. . ■ 



^Cossidai. 



Zeuzera eucalypti Boisduval, a goat motli; Australia; bores in the thicker branches and trunk of living 

 trees of Acacia decurrens. 



Geometridse. 



Biston sitppressarius Gn., a defoliator; India; attacks Acacia catechu, and A . modesta , as well as otlier 



trees. 

 Euchloris submissaria Walker, Lophodes sinistraria Guer. and Selidosema lyciaria Gn. attacks the foliage 



of black wattle in Australia. 

 Selidosema excursaria and Thalaina clara Walker attack the foliage of wat ties in Australia. 



Hepialidse. 



Pileus hyuinitus breeds at the roots of wattles in Australia. 

 Ch'iragia lignivora Lewin; .\ustralia. (See Apple.) 



Lyman triidse. 



Teia anartoidcs Walker, the wattle moth: Australia; skeletonizes foliage. (See Fruit.) 

 Teara contraria Walker; Austrailia; defoliates. 



