1918] CoccidcE of Cuba 159 



Conchaspis angraeci Ckll. 

 Host, Yucca gloriosa. Locality, Jardin Botanica del Institute 

 Segunda Ensenda de la Habana (Habana). Date, Feb. 2, 1909. 

 Collector, J. S. H. 



Asterolecanium bambusae Bdv. 

 Host, Bambusa vulgaris. Locality, Rincon. Date, June 4, 

 1908. Collector, W. T. H. 



Asterolecanium pustulans (Ckll) . 

 Host, Fig. Locality, Santiago de las Vegas. Dates, May 18, 

 1905; July 22, 1908. Collectors, W. T. H., J. S. H. 



Capulinia sallei Sign, 



Host, unknown shrub. Locality, Lagoona Castellana, San- 

 tiago de las Vegas. Date, March 25, 1908. Collector, J. S. H. 

 Note. — The present is the third time this insect has been taken. 

 The first record is that of Signoret, 1874, when the species was 

 described. The type material was taken on "Capulino" in 

 Mexico. The insect was rediscovered May 27, 1897, by C. H. T. 

 Townsend, on "Escobillo" in woods Arroyo San Isidro (near 

 Frontera) Tobasco, Mexico. The material of the present record 

 was taken infesting both leaves and branches of an unknown 

 hardwood shrub, growing near a lagoon situated in the midst of 

 a cattle range of several hundred acres. 



So unusual was the appearance of the insect that Prof. W. W. 

 Froggatt, entomologist of Australia, who was with the writer at 

 the time, was not even certain it was a Coccid. Later it was 

 identified by Dr. Marlatt. The most striking characteristic of 

 the insect is the long, white filaments which spring from the 

 dorsum. In time these become wound and matted about the 

 twigs and leaves, at first sight conveying the impression that 

 a bird had been flying with a bit of cotton twine and the latter 

 had become lodged and tangled on the twig. 



Pulvinaria psidii Mask. 

 Host, Unknown wild plant. Locality, Calabazar. Date, 

 May 3, 1908. Collector, W. T. H. 



Ceroplastes cerripidiformis Comst. 

 Host, Wild shrub. Locality, Santiago de las Vegas. Date, 

 May 18, 1905. Collector, W. T. H. 



