608 pnocEEI)I^•Gs of hie third entomological meeting 

 Pine-apple. 

 Pseudococcus bromelice, Boiich. 

 Locality. — Taliparamba, Malai)ar. 



Habits. — Within the leaf sheaths. The species looks like P. lonai- 

 S'^imj^, Targ., but I am not certain. The material is with Mr. Green for 

 identification. ^ 



BiLWA [Mtjlc marmeJos). " 



Lecanium viride, Green. 

 Locality. — Coimbatore. 

 Habits. — I found it pretty bad on young plants. 



Cashew {Anacardium). 



Ceroplastes floridensis , Comst. 

 Locality. — Bangalore. 

 Habits. — Not found in numbers. 



CouNTPvY ALMOND [Termiymlia catappa). 



Lecanium nigrum, Niet. 

 Locality. — Kollegal, Coimbatore. 

 Habits. — Often bad on the foliage. 



Jak. 



There are over half-a-dozen species noted on this tree but only one 

 or two of the mealy-bugs often prove destructive. 



Hemichionaspis aspidistrce, Sign. 

 Locality. — Mysore uplands. 

 Remarks. — Not a pest. 



Aspidiotus triglandulosus, Green. 

 Locality. — Bangalore. 

 Remarks. — Not very common. 



Parlatoria artocarpi. Green. 

 Locality. — Periaghat, Western Ghats. 

 Remarks. — Not a pest. 



