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NOTES ON COCCIDAE COLLECTED BY F. P. JEPSON, GOATERNMENT 



ENTOMOLOGIST, FIJI. 



By E. E. Green, F.E.S., F.Z.S. 



The collection contained no new species ; but, as little is known of the Coccidae 

 inhabiting the Fiji Islands, it will be useful to place the names on record. 



The bulk of the collection consisted of examples of an Aspidiotus of a form inter- 

 mediate between destructor (Mask.) and transparens (Green). It departs from typical 

 destructor in having more prominent median lobes, but these are not so strongly 

 chitinised as are those of typical transparens. After examination of copious material, 

 from various parts of the Tropics, I am inclined to consider these two supposed 

 species as extreme forms (in opposite directions) of the same insect. Intermediate 

 forms, which it is impossible to assign with confidence to either name, are by far 

 the most abundant. I now solve the difficulty by calling them all Aspidiotus destruc- 

 tor-transparens (Mask., Green). This species infests Musa, Persea, and Piper j 

 in Fiji. 



Aspidiotus excisus, Green. It is interesting to find this well-marked species 

 (hitherto recorded from Ceylon only) occurring upon Musa in Fiji. The examples 

 were found upon the skin of banana fruits. 



Other species sent to me by Mr. Jepson were :— 



Aspidiotus cyanophylli, Sign., on Musa. 



Aspidiotus pahnae, Ckll., on Musa and an undetermined forest tree. 



Aspidiotus lataniae, Sign., on Citrus. 



Aspidiotus hartii, Ckll., on Dioscorea. 



Chionaspis citri, Comst., on Citrus. 



Chionaspis dubia, Mask., on Adiantum fern. 



Hemichionaspis minor, Mask., on foliage of Eucharis Lily. 



Diaspis pentagona, Targ., on Hibiscus. 



Lecanium (Saissetia) nigrum, Nietn., on Anthurimn. 



Asterolecanium miliaris-longum, Green, on Schizostachium (a Bamboo). 



