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mordta. It is represented in Fig. 91, natural size. It is a quite 

 common insect ; and on several occasions has appeared in such great 



Fig. 91. — Diafikeromera femorata. a, 6, eggs; c, young hatching. (From Riley.) 



numbers as to be seriously destructive to the foliage of forest trees. 

 Probably the best way of destroying it when it becomes a pest is to 

 spray the infested trees or shrubs with Paris-green water, and its 



