. A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. Fig. 72.—The mango weevil (Sternochttus mangiferx): a, Adult weevil, from above; 6, same, frombelow. Much enlarged. (Marlatt.) Distribution: Inhabits all mango regions bordering Indian Ocean, East Indiesincluding Philippines, Madagascar, Hawaii, Labuan, Straits Settlements, and SouthAfrica. (Text figs. 72, 73.) Van Dine, D. L. Agr. Exper. Sta. Hawaii, Press Bui. 17, , C. L. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Entom., Girc. 141, 1911. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Manual_of Dangerous Insects. PlateSX
. A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. Fig. 72.—The mango weevil (Sternochttus mangiferx): a, Adult weevil, from above; 6, same, frombelow. Much enlarged. (Marlatt.) Distribution: Inhabits all mango regions bordering Indian Ocean, East Indiesincluding Philippines, Madagascar, Hawaii, Labuan, Straits Settlements, and SouthAfrica. (Text figs. 72, 73.) Van Dine, D. L. Agr. Exper. Sta. Hawaii, Press Bui. 17, , C. L. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Entom., Girc. 141, 1911. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Manual_of Dangerous Insects. A Destructive Mango Insect. bark borer {Plocxderus ruftcornis). a, b. Larvae; c .cocoon; d, pupa; e, male; , female.(Jones.) MANGO INSECTS. 145 Dacus rarotongae Froggatt. (Raratonga Fruit Fly. Trypetidse; Diptera.)Host: Mango. Injury: Larvae feed in fruit. Description: Adult female length 9 mm., thorax shining black; wings hyaline;abdomen diamond shaped; anal segment and ovipositor : Raratonga, Cook Islands. Froggatt, W. W. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 1910, vol. 35, pt. 4, p. 872. Dacus tongensls Froggatt. (Tonga Fruit Fly. Trypetidae; Diptera.)Host: Mango. Injury: Bred from mangos imported into New : Adult female length 9 mm.; head dull yellow; thorax black, no yellow m ^V^ ^ , Fig. 73.—The mango weevil (S<frnocftf<M« mon<?«/fra?): o, Larva; ft, pupa. Much enlarged. (Marlatt.) on shoulders; wings hyaline, nervures chocolate brown; abdomen black, elongate,oval; legs light yellow, sometimes clouded at apex of femora. Distribution
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