APPENDIX. 



RECORDS OF A FEW COCCID^ OCCURRING IN PALESTINE. 



In the course of a recent mission to Palestine (November 20 to December 1, 

 1921) to inspect the orange groves of the Jaffa district, a number of specimens 

 were collected, and it may be of some value to place these on record. Much 

 of the material still remains unidentified owing to pressure of work, and doubtless 

 an opportunity of placing it on record will occur at a later date. 



I will give first of all a list of the species found on Citrus spp. in the Jaffa 

 district. 



1. Chryaomphalus (Aspidiotus) aurantiiM.&ak, (Abundant.) 



2. Lepidosaphes (Mytikt&pis) beckii Newm. 



3. Parlatoria pergandii Comst. (Abundant.) 



4. Ceroplastes floridensis Comst. (Abundant.) 



5. Saissetia (Lecaniurn) olece Bernard, 



6. Lecanium hesperidum Linn, 



7. Pseudococcus citri Risso. (Abundant in some gardens in Jaffa town.) 



8. Icerya purchasi Mask, 



Of the above list Parlatoria pergandii Comst, is the only one which does not 

 occur in Egypt. Chrysomphalus (Aspidiotus) aonidum Linn, occurs on Citrus spp. 

 in the Haifa district but was not found in the Jaffa district nor was Parlatoria 

 zizyphus Lucas found. It is curious that although Aspidiotus hederoo Vail, was 

 very prevalent it was not found on Lemons and in that respect the Jaffa district 

 resembles Egypt and differs from Cyprus, Italy, and Syria, where lemons become 

 heavily infested with this species. 



Records of specimens collected on host plants other than Citrus spp. were as 

 follows : 



1. Aspidiotus cydonice Comst. on Fig, Mulberry, and Futna. Jaffa. 



2. Aspidiotus hedercv Vail, on Oleander, Melia azederach, and Wild Aspa- 



ragus. Jerusalem and Jaffa. 



3. Chionaspis striata Newst. on Cypress and Thuja. Jerusalem and Jaffa. 



4. Chrysomphalus auranlii Mask, on Mulberry, Rose, Banana, and Melia 



azederach. Jaffa. 



5. Dia-spis cacti Comst. on (i/i/u/tin spp. Jaffa. 



6. Parlatoria calianlhina Berl e Leon on Almond. Jaffa. 



COCCIN.E. 



7. Ceroplastes ftoridensis Comst. on Pomegranate, Chrysanthemum, Fig. 



Oleander, Banana, Loquat, Melia azerderach. Jaffa. 



8. Ceroplastes rusci Linn, on Fig. Jaffa. 



