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



Ib9. Lecanium acuminatum ^\^w. (Coccidse). — A minute scale-like 

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

 trees in Ceylon. 



190. Lecanium coffecR Nietner (Coccidse).— A minute seale-like insect 

 known as the ^caly hug and said to attack coffee [Coffea arahica) and 

 tea {Camellia theifera) in Ceylon. 



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

 hug, and reported as occasionally found upon coffee [Coffea arahica) in 

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

 ceara rubber {Matii^ot Glaziovii), 



192. Lecanium viridb Green (Coccidse).- — A minutes cale-like insect, 

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

 structive to coffee {Coffea arahica) bushes in South India and Ceylon. 

 It is also said to be found upon cinchona {Cinchona sp.), lioie {Citrus 

 medica), orange {Citrus Auraniium), and guava {Psidium Guava) plants, 

 and occasionally on tea {Camellia theifera). 



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

 or meal?/ bug, said to attack coffee {Coffea arahica) bushes in Ceylon 

 (Nietner). 



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

 lo7V bark louse, reported as attacking young tea {Camellia theifera) 

 plants in Ceylon (Green). 



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

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



196. Ckionaspis ihea Maskell (Coccidse). — A minute white scale in- 

 sect, which has been reported as attaekiagtea {Camellia theifera) plants 

 both in the Kaugra valley and in Ceylon {=■ Aspidiotus thece 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 cocoauut {Cocas nucifera) 

 palms, both in the Laceadive 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 thea Maskell (Coccidas).— 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 transjjarent scaled bark louse (Green). 



