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Insect Pests. 



HEMIPTERA continued. 



THE OYSTER-SHELL BARK LOUSE (Aspidiotus ostrca-formis). Bark, 



p. 386. 



THE MUSSEL SCALE (Lepidosaftlies ulmi. Linn.). Bark, p. 165. 

 THE BROWX SCALE (Lecaninm caprew. Linn.). Bark, p. 175. 

 THE FRUIT LEAF HOPPERS (Clilorita viridula, Fall., and C. flavescens, 



Fab.). Foliage, p. 392. 

 THE OAK LEAF HOPPER (Typldocyba quercus. Fab.). Foliage, p. 391. 



ACAKIXA. 



THE PLUM LEAF GALL MITES (Plujtoptus plilcecoptes, Xal., and P. padi, 



Xal.). Foliage, p. 398. 



THE RED SPIDER (Tetranyclius telarius. Linn.). Foliage, p. 397. 

 BEETLE MITES (Oribatid(t-), p. 401. 



THE EARLY MOTH. 

 {Hyltcrnw. rupicapraria. Hb.) 



Xow and again the looper caterpillars of this geometer are found 

 in some numbers on plums, damsons and bullaces. Its normal food 



plants arc hawthorn and 

 blackthorn. 



The moth occurs in 

 January and February. 

 The male has grey-brown 

 fore wings with a broad 

 dark area across the 

 middle, the edges dark 

 and notched, with a dark 

 spot in the middle; the 

 wings are whitish- 

 with a dark central 

 above the middle 

 crossed by an in- 

 distinct grey streak ; the 

 wing expanse about 1^ 

 inch. The female is 

 almost wingless, the 



stumps of wings are greyish, with a dark line on the front pair, and 

 a very slender streak across the hind pair. 



The caterpillar is green to bluish-green, with a pale green back, 

 the front of each segment darkened and a white line on each side. 

 When mature they fall from the leaves and pupate in the soil. 



hind 

 grey, 

 spot 

 and 



[F. Edenden. 



FIG. -235. THE EARLY MOTH (Hijbeniia rupicapraria). 

 A, male ; B, female ; C, larva ; D, pupa- ; E, cocoons. 



