24 Psyche [February 



FioRiNiA Targ. 

 F. fiorinioe Targ. On camellia, palms, ficus, orchids and others. 



AspiDioTus Bouch6 

 A. bntannicus Newst. On bay trees. 

 A. cyanophylli Sign. On palms, orchids, ficus. 



A. hederoe Vail. On orchids, palms, cycads, oleander, citrus, ivy and many others. 

 A. rapax Comst. On bay trees, palms, camellia. 



Chrysomphalus Ashm. 

 C. aonidum Linn. On palms, pandanus, ficus, bay trees, camellia, citrus. 

 C. aurantii Mask. On citrus, palms, pandanus. 

 C dictyospermi Morg. On palms, pandanus, latania. 

 C. persea Comst. On orchids. 

 C. rossi Mask. On orchids. 



Targionia Sign. 

 T. hiformis Ckll. On orchids. 



Lepidosaphes Schimer. 

 L. becliii Newm. On citrus, croton. 

 L. gloverii Pack. On palms, citrus. 



ISCHNASPIS DoUgl. 



/. longirostris Sign. On palms, pandanus. 



Parl.\.tokia Targ. 

 P. pergandii Comst. On citrus. 



The above list verifies most of the records furnished by Dr. W. 

 E. Britton for Smith's 1909 hst of "The Insects of New Jersey," 

 and increases the number of greenhouse species from nineteen to 

 thirty-two. 



THE HOST OF ZELIA VERTEBRATA (DIPTERA, DEXI- 



IDiE). 



By J. A. Hyslop, 

 Bureau of Entomology. 



In the April number of this Journal, Volume 22, No. 2, the 

 writer published some observations on the life history of Mera- 

 cantha contracta Beauv. At that time two parasites of this insect 

 were recorded. iV third parasite has since been reared, namely, 

 Zelia vertebrata (Say). Mr. W. R. Walton in determining this 



