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As soon as mature, which as above noted, is during May or early 

 in June in western New York, egg laying begins. With the pro- 

 duction of the eggs the mother dies, her shriveled body and shell- 

 like integument being all that remains. Thns the life cycle is com- 

 pleted, it having extended over a period of between ten and eleven 

 mouths. 



The Male. — As previously stated the male scales do not grow in 

 the spring in the same manner as the females. Yerysoon there is 

 a decided change in their appearance. Their cast skin becomes a 

 beautiful white waxy covering, barred and figured in a manner to 

 give it the appearance of fine lace. Under this delicate shelter the 

 insect undergoes its transformation from the larva to the mature 

 form. These changes may take place in May or June. May 24-28 

 both pup;© and males were found at Hectoi'. 



The pupse are light yellowish red in color with slight markings 

 of light brown. We were not successful in rearing the males in 

 the laboratory, but from observations in the orchard this stage 

 appears to last from a week to ten days. 



Although these male scales are smaller than the females, they may 

 be easily recognized. They are oblong in shape, measuring about 

 three sixteenths of an inch long by one-sixteenth wide, are 

 much flattened and whitish in color. Two long white filaments 

 may often be seen projecting beyond the scale from the tip of the 

 abdomen of the insect, and not unfrequently the delicate wings, over- 

 lapping each other along the dorsal margin, may be seen projecting 

 from beneath the scale. The male scales may be scattered about 

 promiscuously among the females, or in groups of a hundred or 

 more, usually upon the smaller branches. Fig. 14 represents one of 

 these male scales greatly enlarged. The white line at the right 

 indicates the true length of the insect. 



The males come forth in May and undoubtedly in June, for, from 

 May 18-26 occasional empty shells could be found, while mature 

 males which had not yet emerged were abundant. June 28 to July 

 3, an occasional male scale could be found although most of them 

 had disappeared. 



Fig. 15 represents one of the mature males. They are very deli- 

 cate and very beautiful. They take no food while in this mature 

 state, the mouth parts having disappeared in the development of the 

 insect. Although most other winged heniipterous insects are sup- 

 plied with four wings, they, in common with other male Coccidae, 



