SCALE INSECTS OF IMPORTANCE 355 



Coccinae 



Eriococcus azaleae Comst., on azalea in a greenhouse, Geneva. 

 Comstock, 2d Cornell rep't. p. 132; on wild azalea (Azalea n u d i- 

 flora), Coy glen, Ithaca. Insect life. 3 : 52. 



Gossyparia ulmi Geoff., elm bark louse, on English, Scotch, 

 Camperdown, American and slippery elm. It is known to occur at the 

 following places : Albany, Catskill, Delmar, Flushing, Ghent, Marlboro, 

 Ogdensburg and Rochester. See rep'ts N.Y. state ent. Also Chatham 

 and Loudonville. Howard in letter. 



Ripersia maritima Ckll., on roots of .Spartina, Hempstead 

 Harbor. Cockerell, Insect life. 7 : 42. 



Dactylopius citri Risso, in greenhouses. New York. Howard 

 in letter. 



Dactylopius longispinus Targ. (D. adonidum in error) 

 common " mealy bug." This insect is probably present in most green- 

 houses in the state. 



Dactylopius trifolii Forbes, on red clover, Ithaca. R. H. 

 Pettit in letter. 



Dactylopius sp. on quince, Lowe, Geneva Bui. 1 80. p. 1 28. 



D ac tylo pius sp. (D. Pcockerelli) on grass roots beneath a 

 flat stone and attended by La si us flavus, Geneva, May 30,1901. 

 Parrott in letter. 



Phenacoccus aceris Sign. (syn. Pseudococcus aceris 

 Geoff.), on maple leaves, Athens. N. Y. state ent. Rep't. 15:616. At 

 Brooklyn and Middletown on maple. Howard in letter. 



Asterolecaniinae 



Asterolecanium variolosum Ratz. (syn. A. q u e r - 

 cicola Auctt.) oak scale insect on English oak, Newburgh. N. Y. 



state ent. Rep't. 10 : 519. Geneva and Cortland. 15:617. On 



oak, Cortland and golden oak at New York. Howard in letter. At 

 Rochester. Slingerland in letter. 



Ortheziinae 



Orthezia americana Walk., on burdock, Ithaca. Comstock, 

 Agric. rep't. 1880. p. 349. 



Orthezia insignis Doug., greenhouse Orthezia, probably a 

 very common greenhouse pest, on coleus. Rye and Ithaca, Lounsbury, 

 Mass. Agric. coll. Rep't. 1895. p. 1 12-13. 



