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Sub-family Diaspidinæ.
Genus Aspidiotus, Bouché.
This genus is cosmopolitan.
Aspidiotus Acaciæ, Morgan.—Morgan, Ent. Mo. Mag., Aug., 1889, p. 353; Maskell, N.Z. Inst. Trans., 1892, p. 205.
Hab. In Tasmania, on Acacia pycnantha; in New South Wales, on Eucalyptus sp. (Whitton).
Aspidiotus Acaciæ, Morgan, var. propinqua, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1892, p. 205.
Hab. In New South Wales, on Acacia sp. (Mount Victoria); on Hakea saligna (Sydney).
Aspidiotus Atherospermæ, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 198; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 40.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Atherosperma novæ-zealandiæ (Wellington; Hawke's Bay).
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Aspidiotus Aurantii, Maskell. Aspidiotus coccineus, Gennadius (Risso, Hist. Nat. des Oranges). Aspidiotus citri, Comstock, Canadian Entomologist, vol. xiii., p. 8.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans. 1878, p. 199; ib., 1881, p. 217; ib., 1883, p. 120; ib., 1891, p. 12; ib., 1892, p. 206; ib., 1894, p. 40; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 40. Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 293; 2nd Cornell University Ent. Rep., 1883, p. 59. Riley and Howard, “Insect Life,” passim. Royal Gardens, Kew, Bulletin, Sept., 1891, p. 221.
Hab. In Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Sandwich Islands, Samoa, Tonga, New Caledonia, on Citrus. Occurs on the same trees in many other countries: in California and in Jamaica on Eucalyptus, Lignum-vitæ, &c.
Aspidiotus Bossieæ, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891, p. 10.
Hab. In Australia, on Bossiea procumbens (Victoria).
Aspidiotus Budleiæ, Signoret.—Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1868, p. 115. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 198; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 40.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Acacia sp. (Nelson).
Aspidiotus Camelliæ, Signoret. Aspidiotus rapax, Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 307.—Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1868, p. 117. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 200; ib., 1884, p. 21; ib., 1890, p. 3; ib., 1894, p. 39; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 41. Morgan, Ent. Mo. Mag., Aug., 1889, p. 351.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Camellia japonica, Euonymus japonicus, Salix babylonica (Christchurch; Wellington); in Europe, on Camellia; in North America, on Euonymus, Olea, and other plants.
Aspidiotus Carpodeti, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1884, p. 21; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 41.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Carpodetus serratus, Vitex littoralis (Wellington).
Aspidiotus Casuarinæ, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1893, p. 66.
Hab. In Australia, on Casuarina equisetifolia (New South Wales).
Aspidiotus Ceratus, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 39.
Hab. In Australia, on Acacia stenophylla (South Australia).
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Aspidiotus Cladii, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1890, p. 3; ib., 1892, p. 205; ib., 1893, p. 67; ib., 1894, p.
Hab. In Australia, on Cladium sp. (Victoria); on Lepido-sperma sp. (South Australia); on Xerotes sp. (New South Wales).
Aspidiotus Corokiæ, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1890, p. 2.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Corokia cotoneaster (Reefton).
Aspidiotus Cydoniæ, Comstock.—Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 295. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891, p. 13.
Hab. In Samoa, on Citrus; in North America, on Cydonia vulgaris (Florida).
Aspidiotus Dysoxyli, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 198; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 43.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Dysoxylon spectabile (Wellington).
Aspidiotus Epidendri, Bouché. Chermes epidendri, Boisduval.—Bouché, Ent. Zeit. Stett., 1844, p. 293. Boisduval, Ent. Hort., 1867, p. 339. Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1868, p. 121. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 197; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 44.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Acacia sp. (Christchurch) in Europe, on hothouse orchids.
Aspidiotus. Eucalypti, Maskell.—Maskell, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia, vol. xi., 1887–88, p. 102; N.Z. Trans., 1891, p. 11; ib., 1892, p. 206.
Hab. In Australia, on Eucalyptus, var. sp. (South Australia); on Casuarina sp. (New South Wales).
Aspidiotus Extensus, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 41.
Hab. In Australia, on Eucalyptus capitellata (New South Wales; Victoria).
Aspidiotus Ficûs, Comstock.—Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 296. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 39.
Hab. In Australia, on various plants, probably Citrus, in Botanical Gardens, and elsewhere (New South Wales; Queensland).
Aspidiotus Fodiens, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891, p. 10.
Hab. In Australia, on Acacia sp. (Victoria).
Aspidiotus Kennedyæ, Boisduval.-Boisduval, Ent. Hort.,
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1867, p. 326. Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1868, p. 124.
Hab. In “New Holland,” on Kennedya sp.
Aspidiotus Longispina, Morgan.—Morgan, Ent. Mo. Mag., August, 1889, p. 352. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 38.
Hab. In Sandwich Islands, on Citrus and Mangifera, in Demerara, on Cupania sapida.
Aspidiotus Nerii, Bouché. Aspidiotus bouchei, Targioni-Tozzetti.—Bouché, Schädl. Gart. Insek., 1883, p. 52. Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1868, p. 126. Targioni, Studie sulle Coccineglie, 1867. Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 301. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1881, p. 217; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 44.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Coprosma lucida and Coryno-carpus lævigatus (Wellington); in Australia, on Oleander, Citrus, Acacia, &c. (South Australia; New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland); in Sandwich Islands, on apple and pear; in North America, on Citrus, Oleander, &c.; in Europe, on many diverse plants.
Probably cosmopolitan and omnivorous.
Aspidiotus Phormii, Brème.—Signoret, Ann. de la Soc-Ent. de France, 1868, p. 130.
Hab. In Europe, on Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax).
Aspidiotus Rossi, Maskell (Crawford).—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1890, p. 3; ib., 1891, p. 11; ib., 1892, p. 207.
Hab. In Australia, on Oleander, Eucalyptus, Ricinocarpus, Xanthorrhea, and many other plants (South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Queensland).
Aspidiotus Sophoræ, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1883, p. 121; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 45.
Hab. In New Zealand, on Sophora tetraptera (Christchurch).
Aspidiotus Subrubescens, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891, p. 9; ib., 1892, p. 207.
Hab. In Australia, on Eucalyptus, var. sp. (Victoria); on Banksia sp. (New South Wales).
Aspidiotus Unilobis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 40.
Hab. In Australia, on Acacia sp. (tea-tree) (New South Wales).
Aspidiotus Vitiensis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 40.
Hab. In Fiji, on various forest-trees.