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Maskell’s second reference to the species was in 1884 ( 10, p. 
188-189), when the insect was reported from Stewart Island, southern 
New Zealand, on Phormium and on a grass (Danthonia). The 
length of the Danthonia specimens, more than inch, was noted, 
and the species was considered to be indigenous. 
The third reference was made in 1887 (11, p. 100), when the 
species was described again and reported as occurring on Calceolaria 
and Phormium tenax at Christchurch, and on Danthonia from 
Stewart Island. A colored figure of the species as it occurs on 
Phormium was given. 
The species was next mentioned in 1890 (12, p . 149-ISO), when 
Maskell stated that examples received on sugar cane from Fiji were, 
to him, indistinguishable from calceolariae. 
Another reference to the species was made in 1894 (13, p. 89), when 
specimens from Napier (New Zealand) on Oordyline australis were 
discussed. The same note suggested that a mealybug from northern 
Mexico is this species, since a drawing of the foot of this last exactly 
corresponds to that of calceolariae and since he (Maskell) has recorded 
this species from sugar cane. 
In a“ Synoptical fist of the Coccidae reported from Australasia and 
the Pacific Islands up to December, 1894” (14, p- 24-25), Maskell 
recorded this species from New Zealand on Calceolaria sp., Cordy- 
line australis, Danthonia cunninghamii, and Phormium tenax, and 
from Fiji on Saccharum officinarum . 
MaskelFs final reference to the species came in 1897 (IS, p. 322) 
when he described as new a variety, minor, from Mauritius on roots 
of “onion grass.” 
MASKELL MATERIAL AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION 
The following is a fist of Maskell specimens, identified as this 
species, which have been available for examination: 
(1) Original or type slides, “from Traversia, old female, June 
1878”; “from Traversia, old females, June 1878”; “from Traversia, 
2 young insects, June 1878”; “from Calceolaria, Female, 2nd stage, 
June 1878.” 
(2) Some slide mounts from specimens in formalin, received with 
the preceding slides from the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, 
New Zealand, and labeled simply “ Dactylopius calceolariae.” 
(3) Four slides from the Maskell collection, one each “From 
Danthonia (grass); (Stewart’s Island), Adult female, Sept. 1880”; 
“adult females, 1886”; “larva, 1893”; “var. minor, adult female, 
1896.” 
(4) Some slides of various stages prepared from the unmounted 
Maskell collection material. 
(5) Two slides of different stages of var. minor prepared from the 
unmounted Maskell collection material. 
STATUS OF THE MATERIAL LISTED 
(1) It is obvious that only the first four slides fisted can be posi¬ 
tively considered as having been examined by Maskell at the time 
he described the species, and these, therefore, include the type. 
(2) Of the four original slides, one, that from Calceolaria, bears 
only a poorly preserved second-stage female. This species is un- 
