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South Carolina. — This State is new to our records. Largely owing 
to the fact that South Carolina has only recently appointed an entomol- 
ogist, little work has been done in the State. Specimens have reached 
here, however, from Xewberry, and I think other localities will doubt- 
less soon be ascertained. This is at present the only one known in 
South Carolina. 
Tennessee. — This is a State new in our records, and, so far as known 
to us, the scale has been found at but one locality in the eastern por- 
tion of the State, just west of the Appalachian system. 
Texas. — This State is also new to our records, and we have learned 
by correspondence of eight localities, fonr of which are in Galveston 
County, one near Dallas, one near Tyler, one in the Brazos bottom 
south of Calvert, and one near the Guadalupe River east of Sau 
Antonio. 
Virginia. — But two localities from this State are recorded in Bulletin 
No. 3. During 1896 and 1S97, under the operation of a State law, Pro- 
fessor Alwood covered the State more or less thoroughly, and has 
learned many new localities. He reports twenty seven counties and 
about one hundred individual premises in the State now known to be 
infested. In the meantime, by correspondence, fourteen new localities 
have come to us. It seems certain that the State is pretty well dotted 
over with the scale. 
Washington. — Fruit growers in Washington have recently become 
somewhat alarmed by the spread of the scale in that State. It has 
been known for a number of years near Walla Walla and Tacoma. and 
the recent widespread interest in the subject has brought to light a 
number of other occurrences, mainly in the Walla Walla. Snake 
Biver, and Yakima valleys, and considerable State work is now being 
carried on. 
West Virginia. — Several new localities in this State have been re- 
ported by Prof. A. D. Hopkins, viz. Martinsburg, Morgantown, Charles- 
ton, Trebad a, Buckhannon, McKim, Meadville, and Syracuse. 
Canada. — In Bulletin No. 3 the occurrence of the insect in British 
Columbia was noted. During IS!)? it has been found in lower Ontario 
in two or three localities in the region bordering Lake Brie oil the north. 
The government in Ontario has become interested and has adopted 
regulations, while the Dominion Government is ;it present considering 
legislation. 
CLOSELY ALLIED SCALES. 
In May, 1897, there was published from this office a technical bulle- 
tin, entitled, "The San Jose Scale and Its Nearest Allies." by T. I>. A. 
Cockerell, the principal object of which was to enable entomologists to 
distinguish readily between the eight or nine closely allied species of 
the genus Aspidiotus, which are rather difficult to distinguish. There 
seems, however, still to be some difficulty among certain workers in 
readily distinguishing the San Jose scale | Aspidiotus pemieiosus) from 
the Putnam scale {A. anciflus) and the Forbes scale {A.Jorlnsi . and 
