302 



POMONA COLLEGE JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY 



ventrallv. .hitcniuw — 10-articlecl, dark in color, and very hairy. Thurax — 

 is well differentiated and shows large wing muscles. A dark hand connects 

 the l)ases of the wings. A prominent scutellum extends to the abdominal 

 segment. .-Ibdoincii — tapers posteriorly, the last segment being much nar- 

 rower than any of the rest. The lateral margins carry a few hairs. The 

 posterior segment, next to the end of the abdomen, bears two long spines 

 which, when clothed with the white cotton, make the long white anal fila- 

 ments. These are nearly as long as the body and project backward. Wings — 

 As in most of the male coccids, there are two wings, with the two characteristic 

 veins in each. The wings of the male mealy bug are from a milk white to a 

 faint bluish color, and are carried flat upon the back as seen in the cut. 

 Legs — Are dark, as are the antenna;, and are very hairy. (Fig. 118.) 



Figure 118. 



CocDciiis "f iiiiilc I'sciHloi'ui-i-iis i-itri (llic l:iii;r 

 female (the small white iii<livi(lu;ils). 



w hill 



O: mIs 



l:ii\;u' (if 



