. Economic entomology. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Thysanura. Trombidium fasciculatum, magnified and natural size (small specimen). Nos. Trombidium tinctorium [Fab.).—20. Enlarged figure of ditto; 21. Spe- ^» ^^' cimens of ditto (o). From the West Coast of Africa, of the same size and appearance as the East Indian species. Kirby and Spence say (on we know not what authority) that this species, or some allied species, (they call it " a species of mite (Trom- bidium tinctorium) from Guinea and Surinam") is employed as a dye; and they suggest that it might be worth while to try wh
. Economic entomology. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Thysanura. Trombidium fasciculatum, magnified and natural size (small specimen). Nos. Trombidium tinctorium [Fab.).—20. Enlarged figure of ditto; 21. Spe- ^» ^^' cimens of ditto (o). From the West Coast of Africa, of the same size and appearance as the East Indian species. Kirby and Spence say (on we know not what authority) that this species, or some allied species, (they call it " a species of mite (Trom- bidium tinctorium) from Guinea and Surinam") is employed as a dye; and they suggest that it might be worth while to try whether our own T. holo- sericeum would not also aflbrd a valuable tincture. We are sceptical. Trombidium tinctorium. Nearly as large as the 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 Murray, Andrew, 1812-1878. [London] Chapman and Hall
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