INSECTS OF APRICOT, AEAUCAEIA, ABBORVITiE, ASH. 25 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Cerambycidae. 



Liopus nebulosus Linnaeus; Europe; borer. 



Uracanthus acutus Blackburn; Australia. (See Peach.) 



Scolytidae. 



Scolytus amygdali ("iuerin; Europe. (See Almond.) 



LEPIDOPTERA. 

 Sesiidae. 



Sesia myopaeformis Bosk.; Europe. (See Apple.) 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Geometrldae. 



Lophodes sinistraria Guerin; Australia; defoliator. 



DIPTERA. 

 Trypetidae. 



Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, attacks Prunus armeniaca. (See Fruit.) 

 Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt; Orient. (See Fruit.) 

 Bactrocera cucurbitx. 



ARAUCARIA. 



(Family Conifera?.) 



Small evergreen plants much used in horticulture. 



IMPORTANT ARAUCARIA INSECTS. 



HEMIPTERA. 

 Coccidae: 



Unarmored— 

 Ctenochiton araucarix Green; .\ustralia. 



Eriococcus araucarix Maskell: Europe, Canary Islands, Brazil; Araucaria eicelsa, A. bidwiliii. 

 Eriococcus aTigulatus Froggatt; Australia; Araucaria excelsa. 



Pieudococcus aurilanatus Maskell; New Zealanii, Australia, Auckland, Natal, Ilawaiinn Islanl;; 

 Araucaria excelsa. 



ARBORVIT^. 



( TAuya spp. Family Juniperacese.) 



Ornamental evergreen trees of North America, East and Central Asia. The wood is 

 light and soft, brittle, and rather coarse grained, durable in the soil; much used for 

 construction, cabinet making, and in cooperage. T. occidentalis contains a volatile 

 oil used in medicine. 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO ARBORVIT^. 



HEMIPTERA. 

 Coccidse: 



Armored— 



>|c Chionaspis striata Newstead; Egypt, Algeria, Arizona, California; attacks Thuya a^ricana. 



Diaspis visci Schrank; Europe; Thuya occidentalis. 

 Unarmored — 

 Lecanium avion Lindinger; Europe; Thuya occidentalis. 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Scolytidae. 



Phlceosinus tkuiae Perris; Europe. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 



Lindinger, L. Die Schildliiuse (Coccidae), 1912. 

 EiCHHOFF, W., Europ. Borkenkiifer, 1881. 



ASH. 



[Fraxinus spp. Family Oleaceae.) 



Hardy ornamental trees growing in Europe, Asia, and America. These trees are 

 important also for their timber. F. ornus exudes a manna. Certain Chinese species 

 yield the Chinese white wax. The various species are generally readily transplanted 



