hunter: the COCCTD/E of KANSAS. 
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ature tliat agrees with this scale, so I have offered the following 
description: 
Scale of female, grayish white, strongly resembling bark of 
maple, in clusters, ventral scale well developed, the white sub- 
stance annulated, scale circular, somewhat convyx with the cephalic 
margin extended, beyond the circumference, exiiviaa cephalad of 
center covered by white secretion, when this is removed large 
dark orange red exuviae appear. Scale i ^ to 2 mm. 
Scale of male elongate oval, about mm. in length, ventral 
scale well- developed, but not arranged in rings, color of dorsal 
scale somewhat darker. Exuviae between center and cephalic 
margin, covered by white secretion, showing faint trace of dot and 
ring, when this removed orange red exuviae appear. These exuvize 
are much smaller than exuviae of female scale. 
Adult female, obovate, dark orange in color. There are three 
pairs of lobes. The median lobes are p’rominent, notched on lat- 
eral margin, line of mesal margin extends parallel with line of 
meson. Chitinous processes at inner base of lobes. 
Second lobe pointed, erect, outer margin ranges from smooth 
undulating line to a margin bearing three distinct notches. This 
variation is shown by series of sketches (Fig. i6, a, b, c, d,). The 
third lobe is also erect, ranging from inconspicuous to long, slender, 
round lobe with notch (sketches Fig. 16, a, h, c, d,). 
There are two pairs of incisions, with chitinous processes; these 
chitinous processes remain constant. A large club-shaped process 
on median side of first incision, a smaller one just opposite. The 
process in second incision approaches a crescent. 
Plates are present, one or two inconspicuous caudad of first in- 
cision, always simple, one or two caudad second incision, gener- 
ally forked. There is generally one simple plate between median 
lobes. 
Spines, one on first lobe, usually two laterad of second lobe, the 
same may be said of the two situated laterad of third lobe. An- 
other pair of spines are always present on the lateral margin 
between the third lobe and the penultimate segment. 
Ihere are five groups of ventral glands; caudo-laterals range 
from 5 to 8, cephalo-laterals lo to 12, anterior 2 to 6. From many 
scales and mounted specimens. 
The trunk of the maple bearing these scales was densly popu- 
lated. Lawrence, Kans. 
Aspidiotus obscurus Comst. Plate VI, Fig. 25. 
On black oak Quercus tinctoria! Bartram. Douglas Co., Kans. 
