Forest entomology . Fig. 87. —Markings of Scolytus pruniin branch of apple. Fig. 88.—Markings of Scolytusmultistriatus in bark of elm. strong limb of wild cherry, which was doing duty as a fencing-postin a farmers hedge, and I have since concluded that in all probabilitythey were the markings of this species. Fig. 87 is from a photograph of markings on branch of applefound in Scolytus multistriatus (Marsh). Thorax black, shining, somewhat longer than broad ; elytra pitchy-red; antenna?, and legs light-brown; elytra with close and finely 1 Commander Walker has seen an apple-tr
Forest entomology . Fig. 87. —Markings of Scolytus pruniin branch of apple. Fig. 88.—Markings of Scolytusmultistriatus in bark of elm. strong limb of wild cherry, which was doing duty as a fencing-postin a farmers hedge, and I have since concluded that in all probabilitythey were the markings of this species. Fig. 87 is from a photograph of markings on branch of applefound in Scolytus multistriatus (Marsh). Thorax black, shining, somewhat longer than broad ; elytra pitchy-red; antenna?, and legs light-brown; elytra with close and finely 1 Commander Walker has seen an apple-tree apparently killed by this speciesat Wolvercot, near Oxford. COLEOPTERA— SCOLYTID^E. 97 punctured striae ; abdomen thickly covered with hairs, and, viewedsideways, there is a strong horizontal projection on the under side ofthe abdomen, which is peculiar to this 2 to 3 mm. This species makes its galleries in thin-barked elm. The mother - gallery is fromone to one and a half inch in length, and
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