Insects injurious to fruits . 392 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. under side of orange leaves, close to the veins; they are ofa rcddisii-yellow color, and al)oiit one five-hundredth of aninch long. Early in the year there hatch from them tinyblood-red mites having six legs, and four oval black sj)ots onthe hinder part of the abdomen. In three or lour weeksthese transform to eight-legged mites of a paler shade of red,which is the mature form. A small, four-winged fly, one-fiftieth of an inch long, de-scribed as the blue yellow-FiG. 402. cloaked Chalcid, Signiphwa jia- vopalliatus Ashraead, has
Insects injurious to fruits . 392 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. under side of orange leaves, close to the veins; they are ofa rcddisii-yellow color, and al)oiit one five-hundredth of aninch long. Early in the year there hatch from them tinyblood-red mites having six legs, and four oval black sj)ots onthe hinder part of the abdomen. In three or lour weeksthese transform to eight-legged mites of a paler shade of red,which is the mature form. A small, four-winged fly, one-fiftieth of an inch long, de-scribed as the blue yellow-FiG. 402. cloaked Chalcid, Signiphwa jia- vopalliatus Ashraead, has beenfound in considerable numbersdestroying the eggs of this 402 shows this fly, highlymagnified. Its body is bluishblack, with a yellow crescent-shaped patch behind the head;the wings are transparent aud fringed with fine hairs. No. 251.—The Long Gloveri Packard. The second most common scale-insect on the orange-treesin Florida is the species now under consideration. It isclosely allied to No.
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