196 coccus. 



were small in proportion to the animal, and of a 

 brown colour. It is from the singular manner 

 in which this insect is coated that I have given it 

 the title of Coccus cataphractus or mailed Coccus. 

 It is found among sphagnum and other mosses in 

 boggy and turfy ground, and is most frequent in 

 Scotland, Ireland, and the north of England, par- 

 ticularly in some parts of Cumberland. If it really 

 belongs to the genus Coccus, it is much to be 

 wished that by a diligent search the male may at 

 length be discovered, in order that the history of 

 so curious an insect may be rendered complete. 



I must not omit to add that I suspect this in- 

 sect to have been slightly described and rudely 

 figured (apparently from a bad specimen) in the 

 seventh volume of the works of Degeer, who, like 

 myself, supposes it to be a species of Coccus. His 

 specimen seems to have been considerably smaller 

 than the British ones. 



A very small species of this genus is often seen, 

 in its fixed or torpid state, on the surface of dif- 

 ferent kinds of Apples, and particularly on the 

 golden pippin. It is not more than the tenth of 

 an inch in length, and is of a long oval -shape, 

 gradually decreasing to a point at one end. It 

 contains thirty or forty oval white eggs enveloped 

 in a silky matter. This species seems to be very 

 nearly allied to one described by the ingenious 

 Mr. Baker, in his work entitled " Employment for 

 the Microscope" p. 37 1. Mr. Baker describes the 

 twigs of an Ash as thickly covered on one side 



