HOMOPTERA 



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Fig. 527. — Pseiidococcus cilri. 



Fig. 526. — Pseiidococcus 

 longispinosus. 



name mealy-bugs because their bodies are covered with a fine granular 



excretion, appearing as if the}' 



had been dusted with flour. 



The females are active nearly 



throughout their entire life. 



The males make a cocoon 



early in their nymphal life in 



which they remain till they 



emerge as adults. 



Figure 526 represents 

 Pseiidococcus longispinosus, a 

 common species in greenh ouses ; 

 and Figure 527, Pseudococcits 

 citri, another species that is 

 found in greenhouses in the 

 North. The latter species is 

 also a well-known pest of 

 orange trees in the South. 



Several species of mealy- 

 bugs of the genus Ripersia are 

 found in the nests of ants of 

 the genus Lasius. 



Subfamily LECANIIN^ 



The Tortoise-Scales 



The tortoise-scales are so 

 named on account of the form pig. ^28.-Lccanium hesperidum, adult fe- 



of the body in many species. males, natural size. 



