PLATE VI, 





FEMALE BED-BUG. 

 Viewed from above, and magnified about 9 diameters. 



In consequence of the flattening necessary for mounting as a 

 transparent object, the abdomen is unduly elongated, showing, 

 between the segments, clear, thin spaces, wJiich should be concealed 

 by their overlapping. Inside the abdomen, near the middle, an egg 

 may be seen. 



