Insects affecting the orange . 62 INSECTS AFFECTING THE Fig li.—Comys hicolor. (After Howard.! The forcfjoing parasites, belonging to the geuns Coceophagm^ hareeight-joiuted autenuiB. In the genus Comys the antennse are eleven-jointed, the shiehl upon the back{scutellum) terminates in a tuft oflong, stiff hairs, and the fore wingsare clouded with brown. Comys hicolor Howard (Fig. 1^5) isthe largest parasite o( Lecanium hcs-peridum. It has dark-brown eyes,head and face yellowish brown, col-lar shining black, remainder of tho-rax yellowish-brown, with blackhairs; abdomen shining black.
Insects affecting the orange . 62 INSECTS AFFECTING THE Fig li.—Comys hicolor. (After Howard.! The forcfjoing parasites, belonging to the geuns Coceophagm^ hareeight-joiuted autenuiB. In the genus Comys the antennse are eleven-jointed, the shiehl upon the back{scutellum) terminates in a tuft oflong, stiff hairs, and the fore wingsare clouded with brown. Comys hicolor Howard (Fig. 1^5) isthe largest parasite o( Lecanium hcs-peridum. It has dark-brown eyes,head and face yellowish brown, col-lar shining black, remainder of tho-rax yellowish-brown, with blackhairs; abdomen shining black. Thefirst and second pairs of legs areresiiecti\-elj dark and light brown,with the thighs white below, fnscoiisabove; the hind legs dark, with silvery white tarsi; length ™™ (). This ])arasite is found in company with Coccophagus hcanii. Being larger it inhabits thefull grown scales, while theCoccophagus attacks only thosewhich are partly grown. TheBark-lice which contain \m\vxiof this i)arasite turn black aswith the preceding species. Encyriu
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