188 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. v. 
Comstockiella sabalis, var. mexicana Ckll. Mazatlan (Sina¬ 
loa). On palms supposed to have come from this vicinity. Coll. Craw 
on plants entering port of San Francisco. 
Peculiar to Mexico. The typical form, C. sabalis Comst., is known 
only from Florida. 
Diaspis persimilis Ckll. (sp. nov.). Laguna, on Carmen Island. 
(Campache). On fruit of “ chicosapote” April 24, 1896. Coll. Towns. 
Peculiar to Mexico. “So near to D. amygdali (lanatus ) that I 
had at first a notion to treat it as a geographichal race. Very 1 nterest- 
ing discovery, scientifically and economically” (Ckll.). D. amigdalt 
is known in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Santo Domingo, Barbadoes, An¬ 
tigua, Martinique, Trinidad, Florida, Georgia, District of Columbia, 
California, Japan, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Australia, Cape Colony. 
Diaspis cacti , var. opuntiae ^dkll. ^Ycolah ("Y^ucatan). On 
tia sp., May 10, 1896. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere only in Kingston, Jamaica. The variety opunti - 
cola Newst., is found in British Guiana; while the typical form/?, cacti 
Comst., is a native of Arizona and New Mexico, but has been recently 
reported by Masked to occur in India. 
Aulacaspis rosae Bouch. Chihuahua (Chih.). On rose, Oct. 
19, 1894. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere in eastern United States, Europe, Jamaica, 
Demerara, California, Central America, Sandwich Islands, China, 
Australia, New Zealand. 
Aulacaspis boisduvalii Sign. Alta Mira (Tamaulipas). On 
Bromeliapinguin , Oct. 15, 1894. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere in Jamaica, Barbaboes, Trinidad. 
Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides Comst. Acapulco (Guerrero). 
On cocoanut palm. Coll. Craw on plants entering port of San Fran¬ 
cisco. 
Known elsewhere only in Florida. 
Parlatoria pergandei Comst. Matamoros (Tamaulipas). On 
orange, June 1, 1895. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere in Texas (Brownsville. Coll. Towns.), Florida. 
Mytilaspis citricola Pack . or sp. nov. Tehauntepec City 
(Oaxaca). On Chilaspis linearis , May 26, 1896. Coll. Towns. 
Known elsewhere (Af. citricola ) in Florida, California, Tahiti, 
Trinidad. “ Mytilaspis sp. with the general appearance of citricola> 
