EGGS OF THE COCCI. 



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drawn out into extended threads, by detaching a few 

 of the eggs from the mass. 



Eggs of the Coccus covered with down, and with the bodies 

 of the mothers. 



An account, which appears to us altogether apo- 

 cryphal, has been given of the migrations of the 

 species which produces the cochinelle {Coccus Cactiy 

 Linn,). From the females remaining stationary, 

 it is said, their numerous progeny would not find 

 sufficient nutriment on their native tree ; and they 

 are, at the same time, so delicate, that they could not 

 travel along the ground from one plant to another ; 



Magiiiried cocln'i 



111 eels, iCuccus cacti), a, Male, h, Female. 



