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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



LECANIUM Illiger. 



L. tulipiferae Cook. Englewood, Trenton (U. S. Ag), Bloomfield : common 



in southern N. J., and wherever the tulip-tree grows in the State ; 



seriously injurious to shade trees in Cumberland Co. (Sm). 

 L. nigrofasciatum Pergande. Paterson (U. S. Ag). 

 L. cerasifex Fitch. A soft scale on plum, common in N. Y. , and occasional 



in New Jersey (Sm), but it is a question whether this is really the species 



described by Fitch (Ckll). 

 L. fitchii Sign. Will probably occur in New Jersey. 

 L. hesperidum Linn. On oleanders, &c, everywhere. 

 Li. juglandis Bouche. N. Y., and probably in New Jersey. This is the insect 



which has been supposed to be cerasifex ( Ckll ) . 

 L. persicae Fab. Probably occurs in New Jersey. 

 L. quercicitronis Fitch. N. Y , and probably also in New Jersey. 

 L. caryae Fitch. N. Y., and probably in New Jersey. 

 L. corylifex Fitch. N. Y., and probably in New Jersey. 



Sub-family DIASPIN^E. 



ASPIDIOTTJS Bouche. 



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Fig. 52.— a, larva of pernicious scale; b, its antenna; c, adult female showing embryos through 

 body wall ; J, tip of anal plate ol female : all greatly enlarged. 



A. abietis Schr. On hemlock at Ithaca, N. Y. A species which Mr. Marlatt 

 finds practically indistinguishable in the stage examined was found in 

 large numbers on a cranberry bog near Brown's-Mills-in-the-Pines,in July. 



