. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. DESCRIPTION. 21 cell is supported by these larger spines and its body is not in touch with the moist walls of the cell. As these large and strongly chiti- nized spines do not occur in either the larval or the adult form of the insects, it is probable that their main function is to sup- port the pupa in the cell. THE ADULT OR BEETLE. (PI. I, figs. 1-2; text figs. 10, 11.) The original description of the beetle as made by Walsh is given below: Fidia viticida, new species. Chestnut rufous, punctured and densely cove
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. DESCRIPTION. 21 cell is supported by these larger spines and its body is not in touch with the moist walls of the cell. As these large and strongly chiti- nized spines do not occur in either the larval or the adult form of the insects, it is probable that their main function is to sup- port the pupa in the cell. THE ADULT OR BEETLE. (PI. I, figs. 1-2; text figs. 10, 11.) The original description of the beetle as made by Walsh is given below: Fidia viticida, new species. Chestnut rufous, punctured and densely covered with short grayish white prostrate hairs, so as to appear hoary. Head rather closely punc- tured, with a very fine longitudinal stria on the vertex. Clypeus and mandibles glabrous and black, the clypeus with a subterminal trans- verse row of punctures, armed with long golden hairs, the mandibles minutely punctured on their basal half. Palpi and antennae honey- yellow verging on rufous,the antennae f as long as the body, with joint 4 fully ^ longer than joint 3. Thorax finely and confluently punctured, about as long as wide, rather wider behind than before, the sides in a convex circular arc of not quite 60°, the males with the thorax rather longer and laterally less strongly curved than the females. Elytra punctato-striate, the striae subobsolete, the punctures approximate, and rather large but not deep, the interstices flat and with close-set fine shallow punctures. Legs with the anterior tibiae oi the male suddenly crooked | of the way to their tip; anterior tibiae of the female as straight as the others. Length $ . inch; 9 . inch. The ovipositor of the female (fig. 11, d, e) consists of a more or less solid terminal portion and a membranous proximal part. Ordinarily it remains completely withdrawn within the abdominal cavity, where the terminal part lies w^ithin the membrane, which is folded into three parts. Meso-ventrally the membrane is supported by a sle
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