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December 9, 1894. Also same date, and through 1895, on orange in 
Matamoros. 
16. Aspidiotus sp. incert. (CklL). — On ash, probably Fraxinus viridis 
yar., in April. Large numbers, but all dead and more or less parasitized. 
Professor Cockerell could not separate this species from A. perniciosus . , 
the San Jose scale. The scales seemed to have been altered in appear- 
ance by the parasites, but the microscopic characters of the females 
seemed to agree in every way with perniciosus. What is probably the 
same was found on pomegranate, May 31, but the scanty material was 
also dead. 
17. Parlatoria pergandei Comst. — On orange, February 17 to May 31. 
On orange in- Matamoros, both $ and 9 scales, June 1. 
18. Mytilaspis gloveri Pack. — On orange, February 3 to May 31. On 
orange in Matamoros, December 9, 1894, and June 1, 1895. 
19. Chionaspis furfurus yar. ulmi Ckll. — On TJlmus crassifolia Hutt., 
May 1 to 31. In numbers on trees in various parts of town. 
Attidae. — The attid or jumping spiders that have been determined, 
all by Prof. G-. W. Peekham, are as follows: 
1. AnoJca palmarum Hentz. — Both sexes. April. Known from Hew 
York, the Carolinas, Alabama, and Florida. 
2. Cyrba taeniola Hentz. — Hidalgo, Texas, May 9. Known from 
Pennsylvania to Florida and Wisconsin. 
3. Dendryphantes capitatus Hentz. — ■ Both sexes. April. Known 
from the United States and Mexico. 
4. Dendryphantes mandibularis Peekham n. sp. — La Blanca, Texas. 
May 8. 
5 . ■ Dendryphantes militar is Peck. — Refugio, Texas. May 13. 
6. Fpiblemum transversum Peekham n. sp. — La Blanca, Texas. May 
8. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, May 16. 
7. Habrocestum coecatum Hentz. — April, $ . Hew York to Alabama. 
8. Habrocestum townsendi Peekham n. sp. — April ( 9 ). 
9. Habrocestum sp. incert. — Refugio, Texas, May 13. Reynosa, 
Tamaulipas, May 16. 
10. Hasarius paylculli Peck. — Brownsville, May 20. Refugio, Texas, 
May 13. 
11. Icius elegans Hentz. — April ( 9 )• Middle, Eastern, and Southern 
United States. 
12. Icius n. sp. (Peck.) — May 20. 
13. Marptusa melanognatJius Lucas. — A gun Hegra, Texas, May 8. 
Hidalgo, Texas, May 9. Fort Ringgold, Texas, May 11. This species 
is known from South America, Guatemala, and Florida. Also from 
Japan, Madagascar, Canary Islands, and Mauritius. 
