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COFFEE, 



Marietta leopardina. N. in litt. 



Chilocorus circumdatus. Schonh. 



Acarus translucens, N. 

 Lecanium nigrum, N. (Black bug.) 

 Syndadium Nietneri. Kabh. Dresd. Hedwig. 1858. 

 Tri^oosporium Gardneri. Berk. J. Hort. Soc. Lond. 1849. (A fungus.) 

 Aphis coffees, N. (Coffee louse.) 



Parasites : Syrphus Nietneri. Schiner in litt. 

 „ splendens. Dolesh. 



Micromus anstralis. Hag. Verh. Wien. z-b. G. 1858. 

 Strachia geometrica. Motch. in litt. 



Lepidopteea. 

 Aloa lactinea. Cram. pap. ex. 

 Orgyia Ceylanica, N. 

 Euproctis virguncula. Walk. loc. cit. 

 Trichia exigua. Feld. in litt. 

 Narosa conspersa. Walk. loc. cit. 

 Limacodes graciosa, Westw. Ent. cab. 

 Zeuzera coffece, N. (Red borer.) 

 Agrotis segetum. Wien. V. (Black grub.) 

 Galleriomorpha lichenoides. Feld. in litt. 

 Boarmia Ceylanicaria, Feld, in litt. 



„ leucostigmaria. Feld. in litt. 

 Eupithecia coffearia. Feld. in litt. 

 Tortrix „ Feld. in litt. 



Gracilaria ? coffeifoUella. Motch. loc. cit. 



Neuropteka. 

 Termes fatalis. Ksenig. (White ant.) 



DiPTERA. 



Anthomyza ? coffece, N. in Motch. loc. cit. 



Orthoptera. 



Phyniatea punctata, D. 



Coleoptera. 



Ancylonyclia spec ? (White grub.) 



Xylotrechus quadrupes. Chevt. (White or Indian borer.) 

 Ai'hines ? destructor, N. 



Aptera. 



Acarus coffees, N. 



Mammalia. 



Golunda Ellioti. Gray in Kel. Prod. (Coffee rat.) 



Desckiptions and Observations. — Pseudococcus Adonidum (white or 

 mealy bug). Male : Head rather square, enlarged behind and rounded 

 off at the posterior angles ; eyes prominent, black ; ocelli two, small, 

 lateral ; antennae nine-jointed, second joint longest, third shortest, 

 four-ninths subequal ; mouth externally represented by two black 

 knobs resembling blunted mandibles. Thorax ample, oblong — quad- 

 rate, enlarged at the shoulders ; wings two, ample, two-nerved, hyaline, 

 strongly iridescent, laid straight down the back, half overlapping each 

 other when at rest. Scutellum ample, transverse, rounded at the apex. 

 Abdomen subcylindrical, of shrivelled appearance, with two long 

 anal setae, which are slightly curled, and of mealy, brittle consistence. 

 The insect is of ligbt dirty-brownish colour and slightly hairy ; it is 



