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is being so successfully controlled by the Hymenopterous parasite, 

 Scolia manilae, which has been introduced into Hawaii [see this 

 Review, Ser. A, v, p. 426], that now over a much larger area careful 

 searching only revealed 4 grubs. 



The parasite seems firmly established and promises to be the 

 eventual cause of extinction of this pest. 



Another beetle, Adoretus tenuimaculatus, is also attacked by it. 



Ramakrishna Ayyar (T. V.). Some South Indian Coccids of Economic 



Importance (a). — Jl. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, Bombay, xxvi, no. 

 2, 20th May 1919, pp. 621-628, 4 plates. 



This list of Coccids includes the following : Chionaspis vitis. Green, 

 on Vitis lanceolaria, Elaeagmis latifolia and Loranthus ; Diaspis 

 echinocacti, Bch. (prickly-pear scale) ; Hemichionaspis aspidisfrae, 

 Sign., on pepper, Ceara rubber [Manihot glaziovii]. Citrus, jak, Ficus 

 and coconut, and also causing serious damage to areca palms ; H. theae, 

 Mask., on tea in Assam ; Aspidiotus destructor. Sign., on coconut, 

 pepper. Para rubber [Hevea brasiliensis] and Lorcmthus, etc. ; A. rapax, 

 Comst. {camelliae. Sign.), on elm, Grevillea, Cinchona and Miclielia, 

 and also causing serious damage to tea ; Chrysomphalus aurantii. 

 Mask., on rose, jasmine, agave, pomelo and orange in Ceylon ; 

 C. aonidum,, L. (A. ficus, Ashm.), on citrus, Ficus and mango ; 

 Mytilaspis jnperis, Green, on black pepper ; Pulvinaria psidii. Mask., 

 damaging coffee, tea, mango. Citrus and Morinda ; P. maxima, Green, 

 found on Margossa trees and mulberry plants and attacked by the black 

 ant, Camponotus compressus, and a Coccinellid ; P. thespesiae. Green, 

 on Thespesia populnea ; Ceroplastes actiniformis. Green, on coconut, 

 mango, canna, Ficus, Calophyllum and Loranthus ; Ceroplastodes 

 cajani, Mark, on red gram, Dolichos lablab, Zizyphus jujuba and 

 Ocimum sanctum, a moth, a species of Eublemma, being predaceous on 

 it ; Saissetia {Lecanium) nigra, Nietn. (black scale) on cotton, Thespesia 

 po'pulnca, Hygrophila spinosa, sandalwood, garden crotons and 

 Hibiscus esculentus, and in some parts of India on coffee, tea, rubber, 

 etc. ; S. (L.) hemisphaerica, Targ., on tea, coffee, guava, cinchona 

 etc. ; S. (L.) oleae, Bern., on tamarind, Hygrophila spinosa, coffee, 

 Sesbania and Thespesia. Coccus (L.) viridis, Green, on coffee, tea, 

 Aegle, Carissa, guava. Citrus and Plumeria acutifolia ; Hemilecanium 

 imbricans, Green, on Jatropha muUifida, Ailanthus excelsa, cedar and 

 Ficus sp. ; Dactylopius coiifusus indicus. Green, effectively destroying 

 Opuntia monacantha ; Pseudococcus citri, Risso, on a variety of food- 

 plants, including cacao and coffee ; P. virgatus on garden plants such as 

 croton, tomato," Sesbania, Hibiscus and Cambodia cotton ; P. sacchari, 

 Ckll., infesting the leaf-sheaths of rice and causing a disease called 

 " choorai " ; P. corymbatus. Green, on jak. Citrus and cotton plants ; 

 Phenacoccus insolitus. Green, on egg-plant and Sida cordifolia ; P. icery- 

 oides. Green, on Citrus, mango, Odina wodier, Boswellia, Capparis 

 and mango ; Ripersia sacchari. Green, on sugar-cane ; Anomalococcvs 

 indicus, Green, a specific pest of Acacia arabica, its natural enemies 

 being Eublemma scitula and a black ant, Camponotus compressus ; 

 Cerococcus hibisci, Green, found on cotton but not a serious pest ; 

 Tachardia lacca, Kerr, on mango, Dalbergia lanceolaria, rain tree and 

 SJiorea, and also cultivated on Acacia, Ficus, Zizyphus and red gram, 



