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fimbriate outwardly; all plates beyond third lobes evidently constricted at base. 
Paragenitals in 4 groups, few in number, anterior laterals about 5, posterior 
laterals about 10 in each cluster. 
The conspicuous lateral prosomal lobe and the black scale provide 
ready and apparently distinctive recognition characters for this 
insect, and the spurlike fourth pygidial ‘lobe and the much reduced 
duct tubercles, lackmg opposite and in front of anterior spiracles, 
also contribute to its easy identification. 
Specimens of this insect from various species and varieties of 
Citrus, mostly obtained from quarantine interceptions, have been 
examined as follows: In the European area from France, Greece, 
Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sicily, and Spain; in northern Africa from 
Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco; in the Asiatic area from Burma, 
Caucasus, China, Taiwan (EF ormosa), Indo-China, Japan, Java, 
Philippine Islands, Straits Settlements, and Sumatra; in the New 
World from Cuba, Dominica, and Haiti; and one record each from 
Mississippi, Hawaii, and New Zealand. 
LIST OF SPECIES DESCRIBED AND THEIR SYNONYMS 
banksiae (Maskell) 
blanchardi (Targioni Tozzetti) 
Syn., proteus palmae Maskell 
victriz Cockerell 
camelliae Comstock 
cinerea Hadden 
Syn., fluggeae brasiliensis Costa Lima 
pseudopyrt Kuwana 
crotonis Douglas 
fullert Morrison, new name for viridis Fuller 
oleae (Colvée) 
Syn., affinis Newstead 
calianthina Berlese and Leonardi 
pergandit Comstock 
Syn., stnensis Maskell 
pittosport Maskell 
Syn., dryandrae Fuller 
myrtus Maskell 
petrophilae Fuller 
proteus (Curtis) 
theae Cockerell 
Syn., theae ewonymi Cockerell 
theae viridis Cockerell 
zizyphus (Lucas) 
Contrary to the currently accepted view, authentic specimens of 
Parlatoria mytilaspiformis Green are found not to be examples of the 
species proteus as this is at present recognized. 
1 This record is based on specimens taken at quarantine in Boston from orange leaves 
in 1924 by C. A. Davis (Boston No. 876) and from pomelo in 1933 by O. A. Hardy (Boston 
8875). Hall (27, p. 22) states that it had not been found in Esypt up to the time of 
publication of his paper. Comment on the validity of Citrus quarantine records made 
under P. cinerea should be noted. 
