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Genus Mytilaspis, Targioni-Tozzetti.

This genus is probably cosmopolitan.

Mytilaspis Casuarinæ, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1892, p. 209.

Hab. In Australia, on Casuarina sp.

Mytilaspis Citricola, Packard.—Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 321. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1889, p. 135; ib., 1894, p. 48.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Citrus (Reefton); in Fiji, on Citrus; in Australia, on Citrus (New South Wales; Queensland); in North America, on Citrus (Florida); in South Australia, on Croton in stoves; in Victoria, on Banksia integrifolia.

Mytilaspis Convexa, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1893, p. 70.

Hab. In Australia, on Acacia sp. (New South Wales).

Mytilaspis Cordylinidis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 195; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 48.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Cordyline australis (passim).

Mytilaspis Drimydis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 196; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 49.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Drimys colorata (Dunedin).

Mytilaspis Epiphytidis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1884, p. 21; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 49.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Astelia cunninghamii (Wellington).

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Mytilaspis Flava, Targioni-Tozzetti, var. hawaiiensis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 47. Targioni-Tozzetti, Catal., 1868, p. 44. Comstock, 2nd Corn. Univ. Rep., 1883, p. 123.

Hab. In Sandwich Islands, on “bark of shade trees.”

Mytilaspis Formosa, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1893, p. 68.

Hab. In Australia, on Eucalyptus orbifolia (Western Australia); on Eucalyptus corynocalyx (South Australia).

Mytilaspis Gloverii, Packard.—Comstock, Ent. Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric., 1880, p. 323. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1890, p. 8.

Hab. In Australia, on Citrus (Victoria).

Mytilaspis Grandilobis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1893, p. 70.

Hab. In Australia, on Banksia sp. (Victoria).

Mytilaspis Grisea, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1889, p. 133.

Hab. In Australia, on Eucalyptus, var. sp., and on Acacia, var. sp. (New South Wales).

Mytilaspis Intermedia, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1890, p. 7.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Leptospermum scoparium (Reefton).

Mytilaspis Lactea, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 48.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Fuchsia excorticata (Wellington; Woodville).

Mytilaspis Leptospermi, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1881, p. 215; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 50.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Leptospermum scoparium (passim).

Mytilaspis Metrosideri, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1879, p. 293; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 50.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Metrosideros robusta (Wellington).

Mytilaspis Nivea, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 46.

Hab. In Australia, on Melaleuca nodosa (New South Wales).

Mytilaspis Pallens, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1889, p. 134.

Hab. In Australia, on Xanthorrhea sp. (New South Wales).

Mytilaspis Pallida, Green, var. (?).—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 46.

Hab. In Sandwich Islands, on Podocarpus sp.

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Mytilaspis Phymatodidis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1879, p. 292; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 51. Hab. In New Zealand, on Phymatodes billardieri (Auckland; Wellington).

Mytilaspis Pomorum, Bouché. Aspidiotus pomorum, Bouché, 1851. Aspidiotus conchiformis, auctorum. Aspidiotus pyrus-malus, Kennicott, 1854. Aspidiotus juglandis, Fitch, 1856. Aspidiotus falciformis, Bärensprung, 1849. Mytilaspis pomicorticis, Riley, 1865. Mytilaspis pomorum, Signoret, 1868.—Bouché, Ent. Zeit. Stett., 1851, xii. Kennicott, Acad. Sci. Clevel., 1854. Fitch, Ann. Rep. N.Y. State Ag. Soc., 1856. Bärensprung, Journ. d'Alton et Burm., 1849. Riley, Fifth Rep. Missouri State Ent., p. 95. Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1868, p. 98. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 192; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 51.

Hab. In New Zealand, on apple, pear, hawthorn, &c. (passim); in Australia, on apple (Victoria); in Sandwich Islands, on apple; in Europe and North America, on apple.

Mytilaspis Pyriformis, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1878, p. 194; ib., 1881, p. 215; ib., 1884, p. 22; ib., 1890, p. 4; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 53.

Hab. In New Zealand, on Coprosma (Christchurch); on Dysoxylon spectabile, Atherosperma novæ-zealandiæ, Rhipogonum sp., Pinus sp. (Wellington).

Mytilaspis Spinifera, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1893, p. 69.

Hab. In Australia, on Acacia pendula (New South Wales).

Mytilaspis Striata, Maskell.—Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1894, p. 47.

Hab. In Australia, on Casuarina sp. (New South Wales).

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