88 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA: 



PLATE IX. 



" HARLEQUIN FRUIT-BUG " (DINDYMUS VERSICOLOR). 

 Fig. 



1. Apple branch and fruit, the fruit showing signs of decay, where 



insects have pierced it. Natural size. (From nature.) 



2. Adult female. Natural size. (From nature.) 



3. Adult female. Natural size. (From nature.) 



4. Adult female (underneath view). Natural size. (From nature.) 



5. Larvae about two-thirds grown. (From nature.) 



6. Head, antennae, and proboscis. Magnified. (From nature.) 



7. Section of fruit showing damage. (From nature.) 



