322 Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell on 



II. — Two new Coccidse from Massachusetts. 



Lecanium {Euhcanium) Kingii, sp. n. 



$ (after producing young). — Length 5, breadth 3, height 

 2^ millim. 



With an obscure dorsal keeh Shinj, dark chestnut-brown, 

 irregularly wrinkled and pitted. Marginal area punctured, 

 but not plaited. General appearance much like L. ijersicce. 



Skin (after boiling) chitinouSj light yellowish brown, with 

 scattered small round gland-spots, which are larger and more 

 numerous near the margin. Marginal spines very few, 

 minute, simple. Anal plates with their outer sides about 

 equal. Antennae and legs small and pale. Femur rather 

 short, much shorter than tibio-tarsus ; tarsus nearly as long 

 as tibia ; claw long, curved only at end ; digitules all filiform. 

 Antennae 6-segraented, formula 3 6 2 1 (4 5) ; 3 very long, 

 (about 93 /i/Lt), longer than 4, 5, and 6 together, constricted 

 near its end ; 2 about as long as broad and much less than 

 half the length of 3 ; 6 about as long as 4 + 5. 



Eah. Lawrence, Mass., June 14, 1898, on bark of Vac- 

 ciniuvi corymhosumj L. (6r. B. King, no. 32). 



This species outwardly resembles L. persiav, but the an- 

 tenna are quite diiferent. I have not seen Goethe's 

 L. vaccinii-macrocarpum ; but that cannot be the present 

 insect, as it is said to be very small and light brown. Goethe 

 describes the eggs, so his specimens cannot have been imma- 

 ture. I wrote to Mr. Goethe concerning L. vaccinii-macro- 

 carpumj and he replies from Geisenlieim, June 25, 1898, 

 that it can no longer be procured — " Upon the plants in our 

 possession the Lecanium has disappeared. I wrote to the 

 Botanic Garden at Karlsruhe, but there this species has quite 

 died out." A couple of sketches kindly sent by Mr. Goethe 

 indicate a different species from L. Kingii, apparently with a 

 7-segmented antenna. 



I am glad to name the above species after Mr. King, in 

 recognition of his good work among the Coccidje of Massa- 

 chusetts. Just recently he has sent me three other interesting 

 species, which are new to the fauna of that State, viz. : — 



Eriococcus quercus (Comst.). — On white oak, Andover, 

 Mass., June '2^, 1898. 



Eriococcus azalece, Comst. — On Cratcegus coccinea, Methuen, 

 Mass., June 21, 1898. 



Kermes pubescens, Bogue. — On white oak {Quercus alba), 

 Lawrence, Mass. 



