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THE DISTRIBUTION OF SCALE INSECTS— COCEEBELL. vol.xvii. 



Tbe number of known species from Australia and New Zealand, 

 exclusive of those introduced from other countries, is shown in the 

 followinj^' table: 



Siiiiuiiurii of iiailre Hpccies fnim Aiialralia and Xeir ZeiiUi)id. 



iQno variety is recognized. 

 2 Two additional varieties are recognized. 

 *0n a palm introduced from New Soutli Wales. 

 'Another described by Pepper, is really a psyllid. 

 ^One variety is recognized. 



^Counting C. tninor, which may not be native of New Zealand, the number is increased to three. 

 ^The native species of the two countries being in every case e-Kcept one distinct, we have a total of 

 184 species for the two islands. 



The description of tbe New Zealand species has been entirely the 

 work of Mr. ^Maskell; and except in the Brachyscelidi^e, which have been 

 discussed by Schrader, Froj>gatt, and Tepper, he has described nearly 

 all the Australian species. The exceptions are a Diaspis described by 

 Tryon, a Ceroplastes (unrecognizable) by Walker, Callipappus of Guerin- 

 Meneville, Coccus hlanchardl {see Signoret's work), and Pulvinaria mas- 

 I'elli of Olliff. The Bhizwcus was described in 1878 by Kiinckel d'Her- 

 culais. 



The late Mr. Frazer S. Crawford had collected a number of Au><tralian 

 Coccida^, and had given them manuscript names, but his death came 

 before he could attempt publication. These species were afterwards 

 described by Mr. Maskell, who duly cited Crawford's manuscript names. 



In this connection, Mr. Koebele's very successful second trip to 

 Australia should not be forgotten, as showing what may be done by a 

 good collector. In the Transactions of New Zealand Institute for 1892 

 Mr. Maskell describes the following new species, all collected in Aus- 

 tralia by Mr. Koebele : 



■ IHaspisJimhriata, Mytilasjns casuarina', Fiorinia syncarpiw, Ceroplastes 

 ruhens, Lecanium scrohiculatum,Prosopo2)hora eucalypti, Gossyparia cas- 

 uarina', G. confluens, Eriococcus turgipes, E. conspersns, Fseudococcus 



