893 A. E. Verrill— The Bermuda Islands. 481 
Oeroplastes Floridensis Comst. (See above, p. 808, and fig. 180.) 
On the leaves of the Laurel or Bay-tree. 
Bamboo-scale. (Asterolecanium bambuse Boisd.) 
An elliptical, convex, rather large species, mostly covered with 
whitish grains, but plainly showing the blackish scale at one end. 
The minute, living, active young of this were abundant, in this lot. 
On leaves of the Bamboo. 
Fiorinia fiorinie Targ.-Tozz. 
-~ Common on the leaves of the Laurel or Bay-tree, with living, 
active young in January. The same or a very similar species is com- 
mon on the Avocado Pear and Loquat, according to Mr. Bishop. 
It is a small, dark brown, oyster-shell-shaped species. 
Fig-Scale. (Aspidiotus (Chrysomphalus) ficus Ashm.) 
Common on the leaves of Pomelo. It also attacks the orange and 
other citrus fruit trees. 
Pine-apple Scale. (Chrysomphalus, sp., near smilacis.) 
A large, flatish and ovate, grayish white scale, with the nucleus 
sub-central and somewhat excentric. On Pine-apple leaves. 
Palm-scale. (Aleyrodes, sp.) 
A nearly round, flatish, dark brown scale, on leaves of Palmetto. 
The following three species were accidentally omitted from the 
list on p. 811. 
Aspidiotus hedere V allot. 
This species was recorded by Geo. B. King (Psyche, viil, p. 350, 
1899), as found on a cycad from Bermuda. It is now generally 
regarded as identical with A. nerii. (See above, p. 810, fig. 184, e.) 
Aulacaspis elegans= Howardia elegans Leon. 
This was found with the preceding, by Mr. King. 
Mytilaspis Floridensis. 
According to Mr. Bishop this occurs on the orange. (Indentified 
by Mr. L. O. Howard.) 
Introduction of Scale-eating Coccinellids. (See p. 805.) 
Mr. Geo. A. Bishop writes that he has already experimented in 
this way, by introducing Vedalia cardinalis, Novius bellus, N. 
Kebelei, Rhizobius ventralis, and others. But whether with suc- 
cess is yet uncertain. 
Yellow-fever Mosquito. (Stegomyia fasciata.) 
As mentioned on p. 865, a specimen of this species has been taken 
