~ 43 - 



54. Parlatoria calianthina Berl e Leon. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY : Berl e Leon, Riv. Pat. Veg., iii, p. 346 (1895). 



Puparium of adult female approximately circular, convex, 

 dusky white tinged with grey or brown. Pellicles eccentric pale 

 yellow to brown or green brown with a thin transparent seoretionary 

 covering. 



Adult female dark green. 



Diameter of female puparium 1-52-5 millimetres. 



Male puparium small, narrow, elongated with parallel sides, 

 opaque white and non-carinated. Pellicle yellow brown. 



Length 0-75-1 millimetre. 



HOST PLANTS. 



Anacardiaceae Schinus terebenthifolivg. 



Apocynaceae *Nerium oleandf-r. 



Cactacese Cactus sp. 



Moracese Ficus sp. 



Oleaceae Olea sp. (Olive). 



Orchidaceae Orchis sp. 



Rosacese *Prunus armenica (Apricot), *P. domestica 



(Plum), *P. persica (Peach) *Pyrns mnhts 

 (Apple), *Ro,w sp. (Rose). 



PART OP PLANT ATTACKED. 

 Leaves and stems. 



REMARKS. 



This species is very common all over Egypt and until recently 

 always went under the name of P. proteus Curtis. 1 found, however, 

 that all our specimens were referable to P. calianthina, Berl e Leon. 

 I have since found Parlatoria proteus Curtis, but on quite a different 

 host plant, and it is comparatively rare. 



55. Parlatoria chinensis Marlatt.=Chionaspis longispina Newst. 



(Fie. 5). 



BIBLIOGRAPHY : Maria tt., New Species of Diaspine Scale Insects, 1908. 

 U.S. Dept, Agric. Tech. Series No. 16, Part ii. 



Puparium of adult female usually ovate, but some specimens 

 circular, slightly convex, white or dirty white and semi-transparent. 

 Pellicles extending beyond the margin and yellow to straw-coloured. 

 The puparium bears a number of comparatively long and stout hairs 

 of a semi-transparent white nature. The puparia are usually concealed 

 beneath the superficial layer of the bark, but on very young twigs 

 the naked puparia can often be seen. 



