Plate 9 



GILLETTE: DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA 



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Plate 9. Diabrotica virgifera Lee; 1, Corn root attacked by the larvae, f natural 

 size; 2, larva; 3, dorsal view of last segment of larva; 4, dorsal \'iew of elytra of 

 male; 5, female; 6, egg; 7, reticulation of egg shell. Figm-es 2, 4, and 5 are enlarged 

 10 diameters; figure 3, 16; figm-e 6, 30; and figm-e 7, 80 diameters. Original, M. A. 

 Palmer, Delineator. 



