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§Lecanium capre, Linn. (Females only.) On Ulmus cam 
pestris. 
*L. olew, Bernard. (Females and male puparia.) On Spathelia 
simpler, Miconia magnifica, Aralia elegantissima, El 
orientale, Carissa spinarum, goce Sp., Ley 3. Mo ma- 
bacca, Cephaelis Ipecacuanha, Anthu mag m, and 
Ca TER spinosa. The brown form, L. “feat of Curtis, | is also 
commo 
PORA Targ. Tozz. 
$P. vitis, Linn. On Salix sp. (Females only.) 
*P. floccifera, Westwood. (Females amia On Anguloa Clowesii, 
Lycaste Skinneri, and Plumeria rubra 
Vinsonia, Signoret. i 
*V. stellifera, Westwood. (Females only.) On Tovomita 
amazonica. A few imperfect females only of this beautiful 
species. 
Physokermes, Targ. Tozz. 
§ P. abietis, Geoffroy. (Females only.) On spruce fir (Picea 
excelsa). This interesting and poc protective form is not 
known to attack any other kind of plan 
Dactylopiinae. 
Asterolecanium, Targ. Tozz. 
*tA. bambusae, Boisduv (Females only.) Abundant on 
Bambusa lyar and Ma species of bamboo in the palm house, 
Ripersia, Signoret. 
*tR. fllicicola, Newst. (All stages but the perfect male.) On 
Trichomanes spicatum. Discovered by Mr. Nicholson in Feb- 
ruary, 1897. Easily distinguished by the beautifully iridescent 
filaments forming the outside of the ovisaes of the female and 
the puparia of the male. 
Dactylopius, Costa. 
D. citri, Boisduval. Ud = LE ) The most injurious of all 
the “ mealy bugs" and almost omnivorous. Mr. Nicholson also 
obtained it out of doors e Ho 
*D. longispinus, Targ. Tozz. (Females only.) On Stangeria 
izodon, Flacourtia sepiaria, various ms and coffee leaves. 
It is less common than the preceding speci 
Cryptococcus, Dougl. 
C. fagi, Barensprung. eS pe only.) This is the beech 
coccus which is sometimes so destructive in the British Isles. 
Apterococcus, Newst. 
fraxini, Newst. (Females and male puparia.) Confined 
exclusively to the ash (Fraxinus excelsior). 
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