. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. DESCRIPTION. 11 tion to rest of the body. Color translucent white. Head large, quadrate; eyes reddish; ocelli absent. Antennae mm. in length, apparently 7-segmented; basal segment cylindrical, short; second nearly twice as long as first, barrel- shaped; third and fourth spindle-shaped, ringed with a few fine hairs; fifth, sixth, and seventh slender, nearly equal in length. Legs translucent white. Abdomen tapering posteriorly; first eight segments nearly equal in length, last two segments longer than others;
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. DESCRIPTION. 11 tion to rest of the body. Color translucent white. Head large, quadrate; eyes reddish; ocelli absent. Antennae mm. in length, apparently 7-segmented; basal segment cylindrical, short; second nearly twice as long as first, barrel- shaped; third and fourth spindle-shaped, ringed with a few fine hairs; fifth, sixth, and seventh slender, nearly equal in length. Legs translucent white. Abdomen tapering posteriorly; first eight segments nearly equal in length, last two segments longer than others; each abdominal segment with longitudinal rows of setae, the tenth with four setse about mm. in length. At this stage there seems to be nothing to distinguish this species from H. hwmorrhoidalis. THE SECOND-STAGE LARVA. (Fig. 5.) Length, mm.; width of mesothorax, mm. Shape fusiform, about same as larva; of mesothorax and metathorax long, robust, cylindrical; sides of mesothorax and metathorax and first five abdominal seg- ments nearly parallel; pro- thorax narrowed toward head; last five abdominal segments tapering to the last segment, which is cylindrical and trun- cated at end. Color of head and pro thorax light yellow, mesothorax and metathorax and first six segments of abdo- men translucent white, stained on sides with crimson blotches and with yellow on dorsum to some extent ; next three seg- ments of abdomen .the color of head, last segment of abdomen white; alimentary tract plainly indicated by the brownish color given it by inclosed food. Surface of body covered with minute granulations. I lend quadrate, rounded in front and notched behind the eyes, nun. long, nun. wide: eyes small, reddish; ocelli absent. Antenna* 7-segmented, first four segments die color of head, the others translucent white; first segment short, cylindrical; second longer, barrel-shaped; third and fourth spindle-shaped and annulated; fifth, sixth, and seventh slender and
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