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HOST PLANTS. 



Geraniaceae Pelargonium sp. (Geranium ). 



Leguminosse *Cajanus indi^xs (Pigeon Pea), *Sesbania sp. 



Rhamnaceae *Zizyphus sp. 



Rosacese Pyrus mains (Apple). 



Salicaceee *Populus sp. (Poplar), *Salix sp. (Willow). 



Vitacese *Vitis vinifera (Vine). 



PART OF PLANT ATTACKED. 



Stems and small branches, rarely the leaves. 



REMARKS. 



This species is very common in Egypt and widely distributed. 

 It is not recorded as being of any economic importance. Vines are 

 frequently heavily attacked, but as they are cut back about February 

 each year and the crop is removed by August the damage done is 

 considerably minimized. 



Zizyphus, Sesbania, Pigeon Pea, Poplar, and Willow are all 

 heavily attacked, but without impairing the health of the tree to 

 any extent. 



50. Leucaspis affinis Leon (Fie. 3). 



Female puparium elongated, narrow, and highly convex ; colour 

 light grey, slate grey, or brown grey. This applies to the second 

 pellicle which encloses the adult female. It is covered by a thin 

 layer of whitish grey transparent secretionary matter. The first 

 pellicle is brown or yellowish brown and is slightly more than a quarter 

 of the total length of the puparium. 



Length 3 millimetres. 



Male puparium almost as long as the female puparium but more 

 narrowed, it is only dilated slightly posteriorly. Colour opaque white 

 with a yellow or orange yellow pellicle. 



Length 3 millimetres. 



HOST PLANTS. 



Coniferse Pinus sp. (Pine). 



PART OF PLANT ATTACKED. 

 The pine needles. 



REMARKS. 



This interesting species together with L. pusilla Low., were mistaken 

 for some time as different forms of Chionaspis pinifolice Fitch as our 

 specimens approximated very closely to the figures of that species 



