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OOCCIDJ}. 
V. SiGNORET, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) v. pp. 15-40 (pt. xiv.), pp. 305- 
346 (pt. XV.), pp. 346-373 (pt. xvi.), and pp. 374-394 (pt. xvii.), pis. 2, 6-11 
(pp. 313-428, and pis. xv.-xxi. of the treatise as a whole), concludes his 
“ Essai sur les Cochenilles ou Gallinsectes,” discussing the following 
three groups : — A canthococcites, new group, comprising Nidularia, 
Targ., removed from the ‘ Lecanites,* for Coccus pulvinatus^ Planch., 
pi. 2, fig. 1 ; Gossypariay g. n., p. 20, pi. 2, fig. 2, with antennae in all 
stages, for Coccus Geoffr. (= alni and Mod., /anwosas. Deg., 
lanigera^ Gmel.), and C. grdmunti, Planch. , & manniparus^ King & Ehr. ; 
Antonina^ g. n., p. 24, pi. 2, fig. 3, apodal in the adult, with a cottony tail, 
for A. pwrparea, sp. n., p. 25, found on grass; CapuUnia, g. n., p. 27, 
pi. 2, fig. 4, with hind legs only in the adult, and exuding a long flat- 
tened secretion, for C. sallwi, sp. n., p. 28, on a plant called ‘ Capiilino,’ 
Mexico ; Eriococcus, Targ., pi. 2, figs. 5 & 6, including E. buxi, Fonsc., 
ericcc, sp. n., p. 31, Cannes, thymi^ Schrank, and rorismarinus, Fonsc. ; 
Acanthococcus, g. n., p. 34, pi. 2, fig. 7, forming a sac acuminate at each 
end, for A. aceris, sp. n., p. 35, Savoy and Vienna ; and Rhizococcus, 
g. n., p. 36, with no sac, for R. gnidii, sp. n., p. 37, near Cannes. 'D act y- 
LOPITES, with a visible genito-anal ring, comprising Dactylopius, as 
restricted, for D. adonidum, auctt., of which a type is selected from 
Musa, Luxembourg, pi. 6, fig. 1, alaterni, sp. n., p. 309, no locality given, 
hromelice, Boucb^ {nec Kerner, and also nec Bouchd I), ceratonice, sp. n. 
p. 311, Alpes Maritimes, citri, Boisd., pi. 6, fig. 2, cyperi, sp. n., p. 314, 
pi. 6, fig. 3, no locality given, ^cms, sp. n., p. 315, Hyeres, Nice, on fig, 
hoyai, Cannes, and indicus, Nice, spp. nn., p. 317, lavandulce, sp. n., p. 318, 
S. France, Ulacearum and mamillariai, Bouche, pteridis, sp. n., p. 321, 
pi. 6, fig. 4, no locality given, rohinice, sp. n., p. 322, Hyeres, Mentone, 
&c., tuliparum, Bouch^, viburni, sp. n., p. 323,. pi. 6, fig. 6, Hyeres, vitis, 
Nied., pi. 6, fig. 6, and zamice, Luc. ; Pseudococcus, Westw., for P. aceris, 
auctt., cesculi, sp. n., p. 330, no locality given, brunnitarsis, Alpes Mari- 
times, and hederce, Montpellier, spp. nn., p. 332, mespili, Geoffr., and 
platani, sp. n., p. 334, Savoy ; Ripersia [Zool. Bee. xi. p. 488], p. 335, 
now characterized, with 6 joints to the antennae in the embryonal larva 
and adult $ , and 7 in the $ larva, for R. corynephori, sp. n., ibid. pi. 7, 
fig. 1, no locality given ; Westwoodia [^. c.], p. 337, with 8 joints to the 
antennae of adult $ & larva, and 6 to $ larva, for W. perrisi^ sp. n., 
ibid. pi. 7, fig. 2, Mont-de-Marsan, Hyeres ; Boisduvalia [H],g. n., p. 338, 
with 4 setae at apex of abdomen in $ , for Coccus lauri, Boisd., B. 4-caw- 
data, sp. n., p. 339, pi. 7, fig. 3, Nice ; Putonia [|| Stal, Hemiptera, 1872 ; 
renamed Puto by Signoret, 1. c. p. 394, “ ce qui latinisera suffisamment 
le nom de notre cher collegue”: a proper name, however, requires 
modifying as well as translating to be appropriate for a generic term. 
For instance, to call a genus of insects “ Smith would be absurd], 
p. 341, with prominent eyes in the $ , 12 eyes (4 large, and 8 ocelli) in 
the ^,&c., for P. antennata, sp. n.,ibid. pi. 7, fig. 4, Brian9on, Cham- 
bery. Monopiilebites, with 11 joints to the antennae in the $ & 10 in 
