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says he, " I hungry and have nothing to eat, and I v/histle to 

 kill time, what for to do ; if I grieve, I feel worse, I alwPvys tink 

 of the proverb, 'Belly full, tell hungry belly keep heart.'" 



I leave you now, reader, with these two philosophers in 

 order that you may drav/ your conclusions. I must now offer 

 my thanks to Messrs. Broadway and G. W. Smith, the Curator 

 of the Botanic Gardens in Grenada for the kindness they have 

 showed me in determining tlie plants collected. 



Apologizing at the same time for the length of my paper, 

 vv^hich must have appeared tedious at times, and craving your 

 indulgent criticism I take leave of you. 



MICROBIA. (H. Caracciolo). 



NOTES ON SOME TRINIDAD COCCID^. 



By T. D. A. Cockerell, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



The following notes are based on an examination of some 

 interesting scale-insects sent to me by Mr. F. AV. XJrich. I have 

 not thought it necessary to indicate the charactei'S of the several 

 species ; partly because to do so v/ould be to duplicate much that 

 has already been puljlished elsewhere, and partly because I doubt 

 not that Mr. Urich will show specimens of the insects to any 

 member of the Club v.dio is interested in the subject, and desires 

 to identify his captures. It will be seen fi'om the statements 

 given l)elow that the collection illustrates several facts in dis-, 

 tribution &c., which were hitherto unknown. The numbers 

 given to the species are those of the specimens, as numbered by 

 Mr. Urich. 



14. Chionaspis hrardliensis, Signoret. 



On a fern, St. Anns (Urich). New to Trinidad. It agrees 

 with Signorct's species as identified by Mr. Maskell, 

 from v/hom I have examples. Hitherto found at Bahia, 

 Brazil (on plant not identified), in Australia (on an 

 orchid) and in Ceylon (on a fern). 

 11. Ischnas2)is fdiforuiis, Douglas. 

 On Paiidamis, St. Anns (Urich). 



18. Mytilasjns cifricola, Packard. 



On orange, Port-of-Spain (Urich). Found previously in 

 Trinidad by Mr. W. P. Pierce, U. S. Consul. 



19. Pianasjjis ])andani, Comstock; 

 On palms, St. Anns (Urich). 



2. Aspidiotus jjahnce, Cockerell. 



On banana, Eort-of-Spain (Urich). New to Trinidad ; 

 knov/n previously from Jamaica. 



