1918] CoccidcB of Cuba 165 



Type and paratypes in the collection of the Bureau of 

 Entomology U. S., Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

 D. C. Entomology, U. S. Paratypes and cotypes in writer's 

 collection. 



Aspidiotus cyanophylli Sign. 

 Hosts, Rose, Psidium guiava, Anone. Locality, Santiago de 

 las Vegas. Dates, Oct. 10, 1906; Oct. 11, 1908; Sept. 18, 1907. 

 Collectors, W. T. H., J. S. H. 



Aspidiotus destructor Sign. 

 Host, Coconut. Locality, Santiago de las Vegas. Date, 

 August, 1904. Collector, W. T. H. 



Aspidiotus fabernii n. sp. 

 Host, Faberna. Locality, Jardin Botanica del Instituto 

 Segunda Ensenada de la Habana (Habana). Date, Jan. 27, 

 1909. Collector, J. S. H. 



Description. — Scale of Female: 1.25 mm. in diameter, strongly con- 

 vex, usually circular though sometimes slightly elongate; exuvise 

 central, covered, but the granular covering easily rubbed off, leaving 

 exposed the yellow or orange exuviae; ventral scale white, conspicuous; 

 the scales are piled one upon another giving the bark the appearance 

 of bearing scattered nodules. Adult Female: About 1 mm. long and 

 0.93 mm. wide; pygidium broadly triangular; three pairs of lobes, 

 median broader than long, prominent, lateral margin usually entire 

 though sometimes notched, apices rounded, nearh' touching; second 

 pair of lobes slightly less than half as broad and long as median, usually 

 entire though sometimes notched apically; third pair of lobes small, 

 pointed, inconspicuous, usually a rudimentary fourth lobe and if so, 

 low and rounded; second and third incisions with thickened edges; 

 chitinized median portion of each incision longer and stouter than the 

 lateral portion; a very minute plate between the first and second and 

 two between the second and third pairs of lobes; on the pygidial margin 

 laterad of the third pair of lobes are five prominent bifurcate pectinae 

 strong!}- swollen at the base and usually a simple plate; counting 

 laterad the first three pectin se are similar, equidistant and are between 

 the third and rudimentary fourth lobes; the fourth and fifth pectinse 

 are slightly smaller than the first three and are located laterad of the 

 rudimentary fourth lobes; the bifurcate pectinae are very characteristic, 

 being greatly broadened at the base and the points of the fork usually 

 diverge strongly, but sometimes both curve mesad; the remaining 

 simple plate is located on the pygidial margin at a distance from the 

 fifth pcctina a little greater than that between the third and fourth 

 pectiiiae; it has the same swollen base characteristic of the pectinae but 

 it is not bifurcate at the tip ; there is a dorsal and a ventral spine laterad 



