THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 333 THE COCCID^E OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. BY GEO. B. KING, LAWRENCE, MASS. ( Continued from page 315.) Eulecanium Fitchi, Sign. This seems to be a very serious pest. The specimens sent by Dr. Fletcher came from Mr. J. I). Evans, of Trenton, Ont., and the scales were infesting a plot of six acres of black-berry bushes, just as they were about ready for the market. Fortunately, however, of the first lot received, over one half of the scales were de-stroyed by a fungus, and of the second lot, about one third at least. Trenton is a new locality for this scale. In addition, the scale insects were infested to a remarkable extent by two species of Hyperaspis and two species of Chalcid parasites. Eulecanium juglandis, Bouche. Very seriously infesting plum trees in Nova Scotia. Coll., Prof. Mackay. This is a new locality. Eulecanium Canadense, Ckll. This has been found on maple and elm at Arnstein, Ont., which is a new locality. Aspidiotus perniciosus, Comst. I received this on twigs of gray willow growing at London, Ont. Coll., J, Dearness. Aspidiotus ancylus, Putn. This was sent by Mr. Dearness, on plum arid shell-bark hickory from East Essex Co., Ont. Aspidiotus hederce, Vail. Received from Mr. Dearness, who found it on English ivy on a house-plant set out of doors, at London, Ont. Chionaspis Li/itneri, Comst. Found on leather-wood ( Dirca palustris) growing near the shore of Lake Huron, in mixed woods, about 40 miles from London, Ont., May, 1899. Coll., Mr. Dearness. The food-plant and locality are new. Chionaspis pinifolice, Fitch. On exotic pine at Leamington, Ont., and on Austrian and Scotch pine at London, Ont. Coll., Mr. Dearness. Chionaspis furfurus, Fitch. Two lots of this scale were received on bark of mountain ash from Ridgetown, Ont,, and one lot on twigs of apple from London, Ont. Coll., Mr. Dearness. New Species. Pulvinaria viburni, n. sp. (Native.) 9. — Scale 4 mm. long, 3^ wide, to 5 long and 4 wide. Colour, red-brown. Ovisac, clear white. Texture, the same as in P. innumerabilis. Boiled in caustic potash the skin becomes colourless. Antennse of 8 joints, measuring as follows in /x: Joint 1 (36), 2 (40), 3 (60), 4 (48), 5 (36), 6 (24), 7 (24), 8 (40). Formula 34(28)(i5)(67). Leg: coxa 112; femur, with trochanters,
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