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POMONA COLLEGE JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY 



In the Entomological News. Vol. xiii. No. 8. p. 257 (U'Oi). Air. Geo. LS. 

 King makes the following interesting statements regarding this matter; ".\gain 

 take the common mealy bug (so-called) of our greenhouse, Dactylopiiis citri 

 ( now Pscndococcus citri ) . Prof. Comstock described the antennae and says 

 joint 8 is longest, twice as long as 3, 2 and 7 equal. 3 and 6 equal, and 4 

 shortest. 1 have tried my e3'e with the following results: 8 and 3 longest; 

 3 distinctly shorter than 8 ; 1 and 2 next longest and about equal ; 5 a little 

 longer than 4; 6 and 7 shortest and about equal." 



Figure 115. Female of Pseudococcus citri. 

 A, antenna; B, leg; C, dorswl snrl'ncc of pyfiidiiini; I), ventral snrfaop. 



