INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE FIG. 



No. 266. The Fig-eater. 



Allorhina nitida (Linn.). 



This beetle, which has acquired the local name of fig-eater 

 in the South, is closely related to the Cetonias, Nos. 81 and 

 82, which, in the northern portions of the continent, eat the 

 flesh of ripe pears, plums, and peaches. The fig-eater, which 

 is shown in Fig. 440, is a very common insect in the South ; 



FIG. 440. 



it is nearly an inch long, with a robust body, the wing- 

 cases being velvety green, with light, cream-colored borders. 

 No remedy has been suggested for these insects other than 

 collecting and destroying them. 



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