82 INSECTS NOXIOUS TO AGRICULTURE, 
Male unknown. 
Habitat in New Zealand—On Bavardia, in hothouses, Christ- 
church. In Europe on ivy. 
This insect belongs to Signoret’s first series: the dorsal 
spots distinguish it from L. hesperidum. 
48. Lecanrum mort, Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France; 
1873, p. 407. 
Maskell, N.Z. Trans., Vol. XVII., 1884, p. 29. 
(Plate XI., Fig. 4.) 
Adult female naked; elongated, convex; reddish; length, 
about 4in. Skin smooth, without spots, tessellations, or keels. 
Antenne of seven joints. Feet normal. 
Adult male unknown: pupa covered by a white, elongated, 
segmented, glassy test. 
Habitat in New Zealand—On Alsophila Colensoi and other 
ferns, Botanical Gardens, Wellington. In Europe on mul- 
berry, &c. 
The insect belongs to Signoret’s second series. 
49, Lecanium ote, Bernard. 
Chermes olee, Bernard, Mem. d’Hist. Nat. Acad., 1872, 
108. 
L. olee, Signoret, loc. cit., 1873, p. 440. | 
Maskell, N.Z. Trans., Vol. X VII., 1884, p. 28. 
The “ Blaek Scale.” | 
(Plate XI., Fig 5.) 
Adult female naked ; semi-globular; dark-brown, sometimes 
almost black. Skin marked by one longitudinal and two trans- 
verse keels, not very conspicuous. Diameter, about kin. 
Antenne of eight jomts. Feet normal. Anal ring with six 
hairs. 
Young insect flat, elongated, reddish-brown. The keels are 
more conspicuous than in the adult. Skin marked with numerous 
oval perforations. 
Male unknown. 
Habitat i New Zealand—On camellia, Cassinia leptophylla 
(tauhime), and other plants, Wellington; Hawke’s Bay; on 
various native trees, Whangarei. In Europe on olive. In 
America (where it is called the “black scale’’) on oranges and 
very many other plants. 
