Dec. x8 97 .] Townsend: Catalogue of Mexican CoccidyE. 183 
Peculiar to Mexico. Very near to C. psidii , Chav, which occurs 
in Brazil. 
Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comst. (?) San Rafael (Vera 
Cruz). On Castilloa elastica (rubber tree), March 6, 1896.* Coll. 
Towns. 
Known elsewhere in Jamaica, Florida. 
Ceroplastes floridensis Comst. Balantam (Yucatan). On 
Ficus sp., May 10, 1896. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere in Florida, Louisiana, Jamaica, Barbadoes. 
Ceroplastes mexicanus Ckll. (a) Guaymas (Sonora). On 
Tecoma stans , Sept. 24, 1894. Coll. Towns. ( [l?) San Luis Potosi 
(S. L. P.). On Tecoma stans , Oct. 12, 1894. Coll. Towns. (c) 
Tehuantepec City (Oaxaca). On Ficus sp., May 26, 1896. Coll. Towns. 
Peculiar to Mexico. 
Ceroplastes ceriferus Anders. Cuantla (Morelos). On Malva - 
viscus arboreus , Oct. 7, 1894. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere in India, Japan, Australia, Antigua, probably 
Brazil. This determination was made by Professor Cockerell, who then 
considered the following species to be identical with ceriferus. It may, 
therefore, be the same form as the following, which was determined by 
Mr. Pergande, who holds the two to be distinct. 
Ceroplastes dugesii Towns. (?) (a) San Rafael (Vera Cruz). On 
large tree with red bark, called “ chaco” and “ palo mulatof Feb. 29, 
1896. Coll. Towns. ( b ) Guanajuato (Guan.). On Malvaviscus 
arboreus and M. acerifolius. Coll. Duges. 
Peculiar to Mexico. 
Lecanium hemisphasricum Targ. Laguna, on Carmen 
Island (Campeche). On caprifoliaceous shrub (?), April 24, 1896. 
Coll. Towns. ' 
Known elsewhere in Jamaica, Trinidad, Antigua, Montserrat, 
Pennsylvania, California, New Zealand, Australia, Europe. 
Lecanium hesperidum Linn. ( a ) Tampico (Tamaulipas). On 
orange, Oct. 14, 1894. Coll. Towns. ( b ) San Luis Potosi (S. L. P.). 
On lime, Oct. 12, 1894. Coll. Towns. ( c ) Monterey (Nuevo Leon). 
On avocado pear, Oct. 17, 1894. Coll. Towns. (Y) Chihuahua 
(Chih.). On orange in sheltered patios, Oct. 19, 1894. Coll. Towns. 
* I think this is a mistake made at the Dept. If I am not mistaken, I took this 
on avocado pear.—C. H. T. T. 
