INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS OP CALIFORNIA. 



377 



THE RED SCALE PARASITE 



Coccophagus lunulatus Howard (Family Eulophidse) 

 (Fig. 376) 



Description. — This is a very minute parasite, less than 1-25 inch 

 long. The general color is black; apical two thirds of scutellum, 



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Fig. 376. 



The red scale parasite, Coccophagus lunulatus How. 

 jreatly enlarged. (After Howard, U. S. Dept. Agric. ) 



Female 



orange with black tips; antenna', dark; legs, yellow with hind femora 

 dusky in middle and wings, hyaline with dark brown veins. 



Distribution. — The species occurs in the southern part of the State. 



Host. — It is parasitic upon red scale, Chrysomphalus aurantii 



(Mask.). 



Prospaltella aurantii Howard (Family Eulophidse) 



[Prospaltti aurantii (Howard) I 

 {Coccophagus aurantii Howard i 



(Fig. 377) 



Description. — This is a very small, brownish-yellow parasite with 

 black compound eyes, red ocelli, reddish legs and dusky wing veins. 



Distribution.— It was first discovered by D. W. Coqnillett at San 

 Gabriel, California, in 1887, and 

 is more or less generally distrib- 

 uted in the southern part of the 

 State. 



Hosts. — This species is para- 

 sitic on the yellow scale, Chrys- 

 omphalus ritrinus (Coq. ), in 

 California, but has also been 

 reared from the purple scale, 

 Lepidosaphes beckii (Newm.), 

 Aspidiotus ancylus (Putn.), the 

 walnut scale, Aspidiotus juglans- 

 regice Comst., Lecanium persicce (Fab 



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Fig 377. Prospaltella aurantii How. Adult, 

 greatly enlarged. (After Howard, U. S. Dept. 

 Agric. ) 



and Chionaspis spp. 



