Insects injurious to fruits . a reddish tint. The body is ochreous, dotted with dullred. Should this insect at any time become so abundant as torequire the use of remedies, those suggested for No. 241 willbe applicable. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. 383 No. 243.—The Orange Leaf-notcher. Ariipiisjloridanus Horn. This is a beetle whicli is represented magnified in Fig. 393,the line below it indicating the natural size. It eats jaggeduotches in the leaves of theorange, as shown in the figure, ^ disfiguring and injuring thefoliage. It is about a quarterof an inch long, of a palegreenish-blue or
Insects injurious to fruits . a reddish tint. The body is ochreous, dotted with dullred. Should this insect at any time become so abundant as torequire the use of remedies, those suggested for No. 241 willbe applicable. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. 383 No. 243.—The Orange Leaf-notcher. Ariipiisjloridanus Horn. This is a beetle whicli is represented magnified in Fig. 393,the line below it indicating the natural size. It eats jaggeduotches in the leaves of theorange, as shown in the figure, ^ disfiguring and injuring thefoliage. It is about a quarterof an inch long, of a palegreenish-blue or copper color,and densely clothed withwhite scales. The thorax isunevenly dotted, and thereare on the wing-cases tenlongitudinal lines of dots ofvarying sizes, divided byslight ridges. The under side of the body and legs is alsoscaly and hairy. In some localities in Florida these beetles are said to bevery abundant. As they readily drop when the trees are jarred,they may be easily collected on sheets spread under the No. 244.—The Angular-winged Katydid. Microcentrum retinervis Burm, There is, perhaps, no insect of large size so destructive tothe foliage of the orange as this. It is a large green katydid,and one of the commonest insects in the South. During the daytime it is seldom seen, as it is then hiddenamong the thick foliage of trees and shrubs, but towardsdusk it leaves its hiding-places and makes the air resonantwith its music, which is produced by rubbing the wingsagainst the thighs. The eggs are deposited in abundanceupon both twigs and leaves, as shown in Fig. 394 at 1 a and2 6, overlapping each other. They are of a long, oval form, Fig. 394
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