. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. Fig. 396. extremity of the abdomen—that they are quite useless for the purpose of flight. Their eggs are deposited in the ground. Since they cannot fly, they may easily be destroyed by hand. No. 246.—The Leaf-footed Plant-bug. Leptoglossusphyllopus (Linn.). The leaf-footed plant-bug is of a reddish- brown color, with a long, sharp beak, and a transverse yellowish-white band across its wing-covers. The wings, when raised, show the body, which is of a bright-red color, with black spots. The shanks of


. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. Fig. 396. extremity of the abdomen—that they are quite useless for the purpose of flight. Their eggs are deposited in the ground. Since they cannot fly, they may easily be destroyed by hand. No. 246.—The Leaf-footed Plant-bug. Leptoglossusphyllopus (Linn.). The leaf-footed plant-bug is of a reddish- brown color, with a long, sharp beak, and a transverse yellowish-white band across its wing-covers. The wings, when raised, show the body, which is of a bright-red color, with black spots. The shanks of the hind legs are flattened out into leaf-like append- ages, as shown in Fig. 396. This insect is said to puncture the tender shoots and ter- minal branches of the orange-tree, often killing them. It also injures ripe plums,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co


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