. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Fig. 121. Dysdercus sidurelbis.âa, pupa; b, adult. In the family Lygceidce we have species that are oblong in shape, rounded behind and flattened above. They" have quite long beaks, a moderate- sized head, and all of them are vegetable feed- ers. The body is rather hard, and the insects are often brilliantly or gaudily _ ^iivA/ilk. \^ / .mik. \ colored, black and red, * ^W^Q^"N^ T ^^^Bâ 1\^^ "^ ^^ strongest possible / IIKI \ I ^HK \ contrast, being favorite m ymm w jj Wmf il combinations. Some be- r cQnig nearly an inch in
. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Fig. 121. Dysdercus sidurelbis.âa, pupa; b, adult. In the family Lygceidce we have species that are oblong in shape, rounded behind and flattened above. They" have quite long beaks, a moderate- sized head, and all of them are vegetable feed- ers. The body is rather hard, and the insects are often brilliantly or gaudily _ ^iivA/ilk. \^ / .mik. \ colored, black and red, * ^W^Q^"N^ T ^^^Bâ 1\^^ "^ ^^ strongest possible / IIKI \ I ^HK \ contrast, being favorite m ymm w jj Wmf il combinations. Some be- r cQnig nearly an inch in length, though most of them are much smaller. The best known of the species is the "chinch-bug," B/issus leucopterus, less than one-fifth of an inch in length, blackish-
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