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indica) trees in Dehra. It causes the abortion of the young shoots. 



Ib9. Lecanium acuminattm Sign. (Coceidte). — A minute scale-like 

 insect, which has been reported as attacking mango {Mangifera indica) 

 trees in Ceylon. 



190. Lecanium cojfea Nietner (CooeidEe). — A minute scale-like insect 

 known as the scaly bug and said to attack coffee {Coffea arahica) and- 

 tea {Camellia tJieifera) in Ceylon. 



191. Lecanium nigrum Nietner (Coecidse). — Known as the black 

 bug, and reported as occasionally found upon coffee [Coffea arabica) in 

 Ceylon. Also as attacking the croton oil plant {Croton Tiglium) and 

 ceara rubber {Manihot Glaziovii). 



193. Lecanium vikidb Green (Coceidse). — A minutes cale-like insect, 

 known as the Green scale bvg. It is reported to have proved very de- 

 structive to coffee [Coffea arabica) bushes in South India and Ceylon. 

 It is also said to be found upon cinchona [Cinchona sp.), lime [Citrus 

 medica), orange [Citrus Aw aniium), and guava [Fsidium. Giiava) plants, 

 and occasionally on tea [Camellia iheifera). 



193. Pseudococcus adonidum Linn. (Coccidse) .-—Known as the white 

 or mealy bug, said to attack coffee [Coffea arabica) bushes in Ceylon 

 (Nietner). 



194. Aspidiotus flavescens Green (Coccidse).— Known as the i/el- 

 loio barJc louse, reported as attacking young tea [Camellia theifera) 

 plants in Ceylon (Green). 



195. Eriochiton cajani Maskell (Coccidas). — A scale insect, which 

 has been reported as attacking the Cajamis indicus plant in Madras. 



196. Chionaspis tkea Maskell (Coccids). — A minute white scale in- 

 sect, which has been reported as attack! jig tea [Camellia theifera) plants 

 both in the Kangia valley and in Ceylon [=■ Aspidiotus them Green). 



197. Chionaspis aspidistra Signoret (Coccidse). — Reported as do- 

 ing considerable injury to suparee palms [Areca Catechu) in the Konkan. 



198. Aspidiotus destructor Signoret (Coccidse). — A minute insect, 

 which to the naked eye looks like a mealy scurf on the leaves. It has 

 been reported as extremely destructive to eocoauut [Cocos nucifera) 

 palms, both in the Laccadive islands and in the Isle de la Reunion. 

 It sucks up the juice of the leaves to such an extent as to sap the vitality 

 of the trees and to destroy great numbers of them. 



199. Aspidiotus tliea Maskell (Coccidse). — Reported as attacking tea 

 {Camellia theifera) plants both in the Kangra valley and in Ceylon. 



200. Aspidiotus transparens Green. (Coccidse).— -Said occasionally 

 to attack tea [Camellia theifera) plants in Ceylon, where it has been 

 designated the transparent scaled barh louse (Green). 



