Insects injurious to fruits . The wings of the former measure, when spread, about one-eighth of an inch ; those of the latter, one-tenth of an basal third of the fore wings of the female is trans-parent, the middle third dusky brown, crossed by a cleartransverse band; the outer third is also dusky brown, withtwo large, wedge-shaped, transparent spots entering it, onefrom each side. The hind wings are nearly transparent; the INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. 407 body is oclire-yellow, with brown markings. The male isof a shining metallic-green color, with yellow markings; thewings are t
Insects injurious to fruits . The wings of the former measure, when spread, about one-eighth of an inch ; those of the latter, one-tenth of an basal third of the fore wings of the female is trans-parent, the middle third dusky brown, crossed by a cleartransverse band; the outer third is also dusky brown, withtwo large, wedge-shaped, transparent spots entering it, onefrom each side. The hind wings are nearly transparent; the INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. 407 body is oclire-yellow, with brown markings. The male isof a shining metallic-green color, with yellow markings; thewings are transparent. This parasite has been bred fromorange-trees in Sonthern California. All these parasites areshown highly magnified. No. 260.—The Black Scale of olece Bernard. In France, where this scale is also found, it chiefly affectsthe olive-tree, but in California it has been found on agreat variety of trees, and has become a serious enemy to Fia. orange-culture, being perhaps more generally distributed onthe orange-trees in that State than any other species of scale^ 408 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGE. Fig. 422. insect. Besides the orange, lemon, and other members of theCitrus family, it is found on the olive, pear, apricot, plum,pomegranate, apple, and a number of other trees, shrubs, andplants. The scales are usually found on the smaller Fig. 421 they are shown, of the natural size, on an olive-twig; and at a in the same figure a scale is shown mag-nified. The scalesare blackish brown,marked with ridgesand indentations, asindicated in the fig-ure. The eggs areof a long, oval formand yellow male, thoughdiligently soughtfor, has not yet beendiscovered. In Fig. 422 isshown the male, andin Fig. 423 thefemale (both en-larged), of a veryinteresting little fly,Tomocera Califor-nica Howard, whichis a parasite on thisblack scale. Thewings, which aretransparent in bothsexes, measure,whenspread, a little more than o
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