Insects injurious to fruits . INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. 395 So. 252.—The Red Scale of California. Aspidiotus aurantii Maskell. The female scale of this species is quite translucent, itsapparent grayish color depending on that of the insect. beneath, which varies from a light greenish yellow to abright reddish brown, and when the female is fully grownthe form of its dark body shows distinctly througii thetransparent covering, as represented at b in Fig. 406. Thescale of the male, shown at c in the figure, resembles that of 396 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. the female, but is only one-
Insects injurious to fruits . INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. 395 So. 252.—The Red Scale of California. Aspidiotus aurantii Maskell. The female scale of this species is quite translucent, itsapparent grayish color depending on that of the insect. beneath, which varies from a light greenish yellow to abright reddish brown, and when the female is fully grownthe form of its dark body shows distinctly througii thetransparent covering, as represented at b in Fig. 406. Thescale of the male, shown at c in the figure, resembles that of 396 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. the female, but is only one-fourth the size, the posterior sidebeing prolonged into a Hap, which is quite thin. The scalesare represented of the natural size on the leaf and perfect male insect, which is winged, as shown, highlymagnified, at a in Fig. 406, is light yellow, with a brownbaud on the thorax, and purplish-black eyes. The eggs areof an ovoid form and bright-yellow color, from twenty toforty being found under each scale. This species appears to confine itself to the trees belongingto the Citrus family, and infests the trunk, limbs, leaves, andfruit, sometimes covering the latter to such an extent as torender it unfit for market. Where these insects
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