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on various trees and plants. The commoner species noticed 

 hitherto are : 



Aieucodes citri on Orange, Jasmine, etc., A. ricini on castor, 

 and several unnamed spei ies on sugarcane, castoi 



I I u v[i )..!•;. 



»( OO i S HIBIS< I. Gr. 

 Cerococcus hibisci, Grei n, Ent. Mem. Dept. Agri., Ind., 11. 19 21. 

 t. 2. IT. 2 4 (1908) ; Lefroy (I.e.), p. 122. 



. inal.) 



Distribution. Godavari ; ( oimbatore. Probably throughout the 

 Plains of Southern India. 



Lifekistory and Foodplants. The conspicuous golden-yellow 



scales are found on twi^s anil >tenis of cotton and Hibiscus. 



Status. A minor pesl <>l cotton. 



('until'!. The stale- are con picuous and easily removed by 

 hand. 



Remarks. This species appears 10 be kept in check by parasites 

 ami so rarely increases to numbers sufficient to cause damage. 



n.\cn I.Ol'lt s CITRI, Risso. 



Dorthesia citri, Risso. Hist. Nat. des Oranges (1813). 



Pseudococcus citri, Fernald, Cat. Cocc, pp. <)<) 100; Grandi, 

 Disp. Entom. Agraria, pp. 140 14 3, ff. 126 12S. 



Dactylopius adonidum, Atkinson, I.M.N., 1. <•- 7 (nee. Linn). 



Daclylopius citri, 1 efroy, Ent. Mem. Dept. Agri., Ind., i. 24S ti.r.i. 

 II. 122 124, Iml. [ns. Pests, p. 244, f. 207. 



