. The American entomologist. Entomology. Colors—(a) blue, orange and black w *Dr. Wm. LeBaron, of Geneva, 111., who has made the study of this order a speciality, kindly informs lis, that this fly belongs to the genus (or suh-genus) Zydella, JMaoquart. He says "it is very closely allied to Tachina proper, and could properly be united with it, did not the great number of species require a division as a matter of necessity.'' it is common enough in South Illinois and Mis- souri. Its pupa (Fig. 39 &), which is attached to the leaves of the plant upon winch the larva has lived, might be r
. The American entomologist. Entomology. Colors—(a) blue, orange and black w *Dr. Wm. LeBaron, of Geneva, 111., who has made the study of this order a speciality, kindly informs lis, that this fly belongs to the genus (or suh-genus) Zydella, JMaoquart. He says "it is very closely allied to Tachina proper, and could properly be united with it, did not the great number of species require a division as a matter of necessity.'' it is common enough in South Illinois and Mis- souri. Its pupa (Fig. 39 &), which is attached to the leaves of the plant upon winch the larva has lived, might be readily mistaken for that of the Potato-bug larva. The larvje of all these Ladybirds are far more bloodthirsty in their habits than the perfect beetles; and as they all have a strong general resemblance. Figs. 39 a and 40 will give a sufficiently good idea of them all. They run with considerable speed, and [Fig. 40.] may be found in great numbers upon almost all kinds of herbage. The larva3 of certain species that prey upon the Hop Plant-louse in the East are well known to the hop- Ijickers as "blackniggers" or "ser- pents," and are carefully preserved by them as some of their most effi- orange. ^.Jg^^ fricuds. The eggs of Ladj^birds greatly resemble those of the Colorado Potato-bug, and are scarcely distinguishable except by their smaller size and by a much smaller number being usually col- lected together in a single group. As these eggs are often laid in the same situation as those of the potato-feeding insect, care must be taken by i^ersons who undertake to destroy the latter, not;to confound those of their best friends with those of their bitterest enemies. In the larva state the Colorado Potato-bug is extensively depredated on, both in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, by the Spincd Soldier-bug [Fig. 41.] [Fig. 42.]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and a
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