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also a common European greenhouse pest in Europe. Signo- 

 ret. It is found living out of doors in Europe and America. 



i8. Lecaninm hesperidnm Linn., 1758. 



Described as Coccus hesperidum, has been found on Arabia, 

 Abutilon, Ficus elastica and Rhynchespermtim jasimoides at 

 Colorado (Gillette and Baker), on Abutilon sp., Hedera helix 

 and Nerium oleander at Kansas (S. J. Hunter), on Phlox 

 druntmondii and Vinca variegata at Georgia (W. M. Scott), on 

 Yucca at Westbrook, Maine (Stover), on ferns, palms and ivy 

 at Lawrence, Mass. (King). A very destructive species to 

 greenhouse plants at Attyflin Park, England, and a common 

 European species found living out of doors. 



19. Lecaninm tessellatmn Sign., 1873. 



On Caryota urens at Augusta and Savannah, Ga. (W. M. 

 Scott), and on the following plants in Mass. : Chamarops 

 martiajia, Rhopis flabellifonnis , Phoenix ousleyana, P. reclinata, 

 P. paludosa, Areca aliccs, Rhopalostylis baueri, Caryota urens, 

 Kentia forsteriana, K. wendlandiana, Chanicerops fortunei, 

 Hyophorbe verschaffelti , Astrocaryum. mexicanum, Arenga 

 wightii, Monstera deliciosa and Gartnera racemosa, on Laurus 

 in Australia, and palm {^Caryota) in France. A common 

 species in Europe {Signoret). Up to 1867 only known from 

 greenhouses. 



20. Lecaninm perforatnm Newst. 1894. 



First described from a greenhouse in England on palms. Is 

 found at Ames, Iowa, on Howea balnwreana and Trachycar- 

 pus excelsus (W. Newell), on palms in a greenhouse at San 

 Francisco, Cal. (Ehrmann) onRaphis in greenhouse at Denver, 

 Colorado (Gillette), on leaves of Eugenia jambosa in the 

 greenhouse of the Florida Exp. Station (Quaintance), on Howea 

 balmoreana and Trachy carpus excelsjis at Ames, Iowa (W. 

 Newell). The species is but a slight variety of L. tessellatum 

 and may only be a form of that species. 



21. Lecaninm flaveolnm Ckll., 1897. 



First found on stems of Pilea in the greenhouse of the 

 N. M. Agr. Exp. Station at Mesilla Park. The plant from 

 which the species were found came from the Colorado Station, 



