Maskell. — On Coccidiclffi. 3 



Aspidiotus cameiliae, Signoret. Hcale-Ins. of N.Z., p. 41 ; 

 N.Z. Trans., vol. xi., p. 200. 



I think that Mr. Morgan (Ent. Mo. Mag., Aug., 1889) is cor- 

 rect in separating this from Kervies camellics, Boisduval ; or, 

 rather, perhaps, it should be said that Boisduval's description 

 is so vague and uncharacteristic that it is best to assign the 

 species to Signoret, who at least placed it correctly. 



I also agree ^Yith Mr. Morgan in considering /1. 7-apax, Corn- 

 stock, as identical with A. cavicllice; and I believe that the in- 

 sect which is so common here upon Euonymus, and which I 

 have identified as A. camellia, is the same as Comstock's 

 species. 



Euoni/7nus ja2)0iilcus is much iniestedhj this insect, and is 

 often not worth the trouble of cultivation on this account. 



Aspidiotus cladii, sp. nov. Plate I., figs. 1-4. 



Female puparium rich dark-brown, the margin orange-red 

 and the pellicles dark-yellow. Form circular, rather convex ; 

 pellicles central ; diameter about xtjin. 



Male jDuparium similar in colour, but narrower and elon- 

 gated : length about Tjniii- > i^ot carinated. 



Female dark-brown, almost black, the abdominal extremity 

 lighter-coloured. Form of the usual peg-top shape of the 

 genus, shrivelling at gestation. Abdomen acuminate, ending 

 in four small terminal lobes and another pair rather higher up ; 

 margin serrated, bearing at each side two rather long hairs. 

 A few hairs also on the cephalic segments. No groups of spin- 

 nerets, but a few small single orifices. 



Advlt male unknown. 



Hab. In Australia, on Claduun, a species of rush. My 

 specimens were sent to me by Mr. French. 



This is a handsome species, the colours of the puparia being 

 unusually bright. I do not tliink that it is at all like any de- 

 scribed species. 



Aspidiotus rossi, Crawford MS. 



I have very frequently had specimens sent to me from Aus- 

 tralia which I believe to be this species. The female pupa- 

 rium is large, intensely black, flat, and usually circular (but I 

 have seen some, on small narrow leaves, elongated). It ap- 

 pears to be very common about Adelaide, Melbourne, and 

 Sydney, on almost every kind of plant. I have not found it 

 yet occurring in New Zealand. Mr. Crawford has not yet pub- 

 lished a description of this insect, but I believe it is deposited 

 in the Museum of Adelaide under the name here attached 

 to it. 



