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on Anona muricata ; Asterolecanium coffeae, Newst., from British East 

 Africa and Uganda, on coffee, a small percentage being infested by 

 Ohalcidid parasites ; Cerococcus hibisci, Green, from South India, on 

 egg-plant ; Ceroplastes cajani, Mask., from South India, on red gram 

 [Cajanus indicus], Zizyphus, Ocimum sanctum and wild indigo ; 

 C. personatus, Newst., from Gold Coast, on Coffea liberica, being the 

 only additional record since its discovery in 1898 ; C. rubens, Mask., 

 from South India, on mango, and from Zanzibar, on young orange trees ; 

 Pulvinaria cupaniae, Ckll., from Jamaica, on mulberry imported from 

 the United States ; P. psidii, Mask., from British East Africa and 

 Uganda, on coffee, and from South India, on mango and guava, the 

 Uganda specimens being parasitised by a fungus ; Saissetia nigra, 

 Nietn., from South India, on cotton, from Uganda, on coffee, and from 

 British East Africa, on ornamental shrubs ; Cocmis viridis, Green, from 

 British Guiana, on Liberian coffee, and from S. Africa ; Hemilecanium 

 itnbrimns, Green, from S. India, on Cedrela tuna ; Chnjsomphalus 

 aurantii, Mask., from British East Africa, on orange tree, from 

 Southern Rhodesia, where it is heavily infested by a fungus, apparently 

 a species of Nectria and also parasitised by a Ohalcidid, from S. Africa, 

 on Acacia, from Jamaica, on citrus imported from India, and from 

 Fiji, on bananas ; Aspidiotus cyanophylli, Sign., from Uganda, on 

 peach, and from Fiji, on bananas ; A. destructor. Mask., from S. India, 

 on coconut, about 70 per cent, being destroyed by a small Coleopterous 

 larva, from Zanzibar, on mango and castor- oil plant, from British East 

 Africa, on coconut, from Uganda, on banana, mango, guava, screw- 

 pine, Ceara rubber and Hevea brasiliensis, and from Gold Coast, on 

 mango ; Chrysomphalus aonidum, L. {ficus, Comst.), from S. India, on 

 mango and Ficus sp. ; Pseudaonidia fossor, Newst., from British 

 Ouiana, on grape-vine ; A. orientalis, Newst., from British East Africa 

 and S. India, on tamarind and egg-fruit ; Selenaspidus silvaticus, Lind., 

 from Uganda, on Citrus aurantium ; S. articulatus, Morg., Fiorinia 

 proboscidaria. Green, Parlatoria pergandei, Comst., and Parlatoria 

 ziziphus, Lucas, all from Jamaica, on citrus imported from India. 



Brain (C. K.) & Kelly (A. E.). The Status of Introduced Coceids in 

 South Africa in 1917. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, viii, no. 2, 

 December 1917, pp. 181-185. 



This record of scale-insects introduced into S. Africa contains the 

 names of 55 well-established species constantly met with during 

 nursery inspections, together with their known distribution. Others 

 that have been stopped at the port of entry, such as Eulecanium 

 (Lecanium) bituberculatum, Targ., E. (L.) corni, Bch., Pulvinaria 

 betulae, L., Aulacaspis (Diaspis) rosae, Bch., Aspidiotus pyri, Licht., 

 and A. ostreaeformis. Curt., are not included. 



The more important established species include : Icerya purchasi. 

 Mask., widely distributed, but satisfactorily controlled by Novius 

 cardiruilis ; Pseudococcus citri, Risso ; P. filamentosus, Ckll. ; 

 P. virgatus, Ckll. ; Saissetia hemisphaerica, Targ. ; S. nigra, Nietn. 

 {S. nigrella, King.) ; S. oleae, Bern. ; Aspidiotus destructor, Sign. ; 

 A. perniciosus, Comst. ; Chrysomphalus dictyospermi, Morg. ; and 

 Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis, BoL 



