548 



Green (E. E.), Notes on Coccidae collected by F. P. Jepson^ 

 Government Entomologist, Fiji. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, 

 vi, 1st June 1915, p. 44. 



The bulk of the collection consisted of a form intermediate between 

 Aspidiotus destructor and A. transparens, which the author considers 

 to be merely extreme forms of a single species. It infests Musa, 

 Persea and Piper in Fiji. A. excisus, hitherto recorded from Ceylon 

 only, is recorded on Musa in Fiji. The collection also included the 

 following ■.—Aspidiotus cyanophylli, Sign., on Musa ; Aspidiotus 

 pahnae, Ckll., on 31usa and an undetermined forest tree ; Aspidiotus 

 lataniae, Sign., on Citrus ; Aspidiotus hartii, Ckll., on Dioscorea ; 

 Chionaspis citri, Comst., on Citrus ; Chionaspis dubia, Mask., 

 on Adiantum fern ; Hemichionaspis minor. Mask., on foliage of 

 Eucharis lily ; Aidacaspis j^entagona, Targ., on Hibiscus ; Lecanium 

 {Saissetia) nigrum., Nietn., on Anthurimn ; and Asterolecanium 

 miliaris-longum, Green, on Schizostachium (a bamboo). 



Green (E. E.). New Species of Coccidae from Australia. — Bull. 

 Entom. Research, London, vi, 1st June 1915, pp. 45-53, 13 figs. 



The following new species of Coccidae are described :• — Eriococcus 

 serratilobis, sp. nov., on Eucalyptus gracilis ; E. serratilobis prominens, 

 subsp. nov., on an undetermined plant ; Rhizococcus lobulatus, sp. 

 nov., on Acacia pendula ; Rhizococcus lecanioides, sp. nov., on 

 Casuarina ; Asterolecanium stypheliae. Mask., var. midtiporum, nov., 

 on Samolus repens ; Puhinaria maskelli, Olhff , var. novemarticidata, 

 nov., on Hytnenanthera dentata ; Chionaspis frenchi, sp. nov., on 

 Eucalyptus ; Chionaspis angusta. Green ; Aspidiotus tasmaniae, sp. 

 nov., on Ribes, Ampelopsis, Eucalyptus, Acacia and Cytisus ; Aspi- 

 diotus {Hemiberlesia) bidens, sp. nov., on Casuarifia ; Aspidiotus 

 [Targionia) cedri, sp. nov., on cedar logs ; Mytilaspis (Fernaldella) 

 beyeriae, sp. nov., on Beyeria viscosa ; Protodiaspis anomala, sp. nov., 

 on Acacia, sp. 



Caesar (L.). Losses caused by Insects. — Canadian Horticulturist, 

 Peterboro, Ont., xxiii, no. 5, May 1915, p. 138. 



Insect injury does not exceed 5 per cent, in many sprayed Ontario 

 orchards, whilst in unsprayed orchards, especially in the Niagara 

 district and the warmer parts of the province, the loss may amount 

 to as much as 80 or even 90 per cent. 



Ehrhorn (E. M.). Report of the Division of Entomology. — Hawaiian 

 Forester & Agriculturist, Honolulu, xii, no. 5, May 1915, pp. 121- 

 123. 



In March 1915, 32 imported packages of fruit and 14 of vegetables 

 were destroyed by burning. Rose aphis was found on rose plants. 

 Coccus hesperidum, Pseudococcus pseudonipae and Cerataphis lataniae 

 were found on ornamental plants and palms from Florida. Two 

 plants oiWarneria thunbergia were badly infested by Aleurodes citri 

 (citrus whitefly) bearing its fungus, Aegerita ivebberi. Mr. FuUaway 



