22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Jan., 



Plate VII. — Chermes cooleyi var. coiceni, new varietj*. — A, winged female, X 40 

 diameters; B, antenna of same, X 240 diameters; C, gall oi Chermes 

 montanus, n. sp., X 2 diameters. 

 Chermes similis, new species. — D and D\ E and E', two views of two leaves 

 from a gall of this species, the former from near the base and the latter 

 from near the tip, sho-v\ang the difference in their development; X 2 times. 

 (Miriam A. Palmer, artist.) 



Plate VIII. — Chermes coloradensis , new species. — A, lice between the needles 

 during winter and early spring; B, attacking the new growth a little later; 

 C and D, cottony masses covering the \vingless females and their eggs, 

 taken during June. A, B and C enlarged 3/2, D 4 times. (Photos by 

 author.) 



Plate IX. — Chermes coloradensis, new species. — A and B, apterous females taken 

 during May, sho-^ving dorsal and ventral surfaces with arrangement of 

 glands; C, dorsal surface of wingless female taken October 22; D, pupa 

 taken June 22; e, anterior leg of A, X 120; f, antenna of the same, X 200. 

 A and B are enlarged 50 times, C 90 times, and D 40 times. (Miriam A. 

 Palmer, artist.) 



Plate X. — Chermes coloradensis, new species. — A, winged female showing wax 

 glands, etc., enlarged 50 times; B, antenna of preceding, X 200 times; 

 C, half-grown apterous female taken October 22, showing long curved 

 pencils of secretion and drop of excretion, X 40 times. (Miriam A. 

 Palmer, artist.) 



Plate XI. — A, antenna of Chermes montanus, new species, X 200 diameters; B, 

 fore leg of C. montanus, X 50 diameters; C, leg of C. cooleyi, X 50 

 diameters; D, E, and F, larva, pupa and adult of Harmonia picta, 

 much enlarged. (Miriam A. Palmer, artist.) 



