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A LIST OF UGANDA COCCIDAE, THEIR FOOD-PLANTS AND 



NATURAL ENEMIES. 



By 0. C. Gowdey, B.Sc, P.Z.S., F.E.S., 



Government Entomologist, Uganda. 



In the following list the species marked with an asterisk were described as new 

 from the material collected by the author. 



Subfamily Monophlebinae. 



1. Monophlebus raddoni, Westw. Food-plant unknown. 



2. Icerya caudatum, Newst. On crotons. 



*3. Icerya nigroareolata, Newst. On coffee and crotons. 



4. Icerya seychellarum, Westw. On Monodora myristica, Eranlhemum bicohr&nd 



mango. 



5. Icerya sulphur ea, Lind. On Oastilloa rubber and guava. 



Subfamily Dactylopitnae. 



G. Aster olecanium bambusae, Bdv. On bamboo. 



7. Asterolecanium coffeae, Newst. On coffee. 



8. Pseudococcus bromeliae, Bouche. On pineapple. 



9. Pseudococcus citri, Risso. On coffee (leaves, stems and roots), orange, lemon 

 and cacao. The root form is accompanied by an ant, Acropyga goirdcyi. Wheeler.* 



10. Pseudococcus virgatus, Ckll. On coffee. 



Subfamily Tachardiinae. 



11. Tachardia decorella, Mask. On Anona murica ta and guava. Parasitised by 

 Aenasiella africa, Gir.,* and Coccophagus nigropleurum, Gir.* ; and preyed on by the 

 caterpillars of Stathmopoda oesteetis, Meyr.* 



*12. Tachardia longisetosa, Newst. On guava, Ficus thonningii and Anona 

 muricata. 



13. Pulvinaria jacksoni, Newst. On cotton. Parasitised by Tetrastich us gawdeyi, 

 Crawf.* 



14. Pulvinaria psidii, Mask. On coffee, Funtumia elastica, guava, tea, AUernan- 

 thera versicolor and Dolichandron platycalyx. 



*15. Pulvinaria subterranea, Newst. On chrysanthemum (roots). 



16. Ceroplastes africanus, Green. On Cajanus iwlicus and Acacia sp. 



17. Ceroplastes ceriferus, And. On coffee, Antigonon leptopus, orange,* Funtumia 

 latifolia, Canna, Hibiscus, Agave, croton, Anona muricata, tea and Ficus thonningii. 



*18. Ceroplastes coniformis, Newst. On Ficus sp. and Hura crepitans (a i lark- 

 pi ceous form). 



*19. Ceroplastes destructor, Newst. On guava. 



