Si'diice du ìi Jciìivier Ì9ì1 17 



Séance du 12 Janvier 1921 



Présidence de M. Joseph Jullien 



Communication 



The Hibiscus Mealy Bug : Pseudococcus 



hibîsci (Hémip.) 



by Major W. J. Hall 



The Hibiscus Mealy Bug is one o£ the most recent 

 of Egyptian Insect Pests and has been responsible for 

 a considerable amount of damage in the Cairo 

 District. 



It was thought at first that the insect in question 

 was a new species and it was proposed to call it 

 Pseudococcus hibisci sp.n. — The description, however, 

 was not published as it was found to be a species al- 

 ready described from India but, nevertheless, I believe 

 the name has already found its way into print. For 

 this reason I mention the fact so that the name can 

 be immediately sunk as a synonym. 



