PSOCEEDIIsGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 605 



' Lecanium viride, Green. 



Locality. — On the Nilgiris and the Mysore uplands. 

 Habits. — This is the notorious " green bug " of cofEee, and often it 

 affects Citrus foliage badly. 



Lecanium hesperidum, L. 

 Locality. — Godavari District. 

 Habits. — The long soft scales are found chiefly on the shoots. 



Phenacoccus iceryoides, Green. 

 Locality. — Godavari District. 



Habits. — Pretty bad on Citrus as it is on mango in the Northern 

 Circars. 



Pseudococcus corymbatus, Green. 

 Locality. — Godavari District. 



Habits. — The insect is found in large mealy masses on the shoots of 

 "the plant and is as bad as Phenacoccus iceryoides, Green. 



Plantain. 



Only about half a dozen species have been noted on plantain and 

 :so far not one of them has appeared in pest form. 



Aspidiotus orientalis, Newst. 

 Lccality. — Coimbatore. . 



Aspidiotus cyanophylli, Sign. 

 Locality. — Nilgiris, 2,000 feet. 



Lecanium signiferum, Green. 

 Locality. — Vizagapatam District. 



Lecanium discrepans, Green. 

 Locality. — Godavari District, on the plantain fruits and fruit-stalks. 



Lecanium depress uni, Targ. 

 Locality. — Coimbatore. 



Pomegranate. 



I have only noted two Coccids so far on this fruit plant and of the 

 two only one of them can to a slight extent be considered as a pest. 



