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MiiAiiY Bug, (Coccus Adonidum .) — This 
species differs from the generality of the Cocci 
family. It is never found cemented to the leaves 
and branches, extinct in appearance of animation, 
as most of the other species, but from the time of 
its entering into existence to the time of its re- 
tiring to establish its successors, it is endowed 
with a roving privilege, except hindered by tor- 
pidness in the winter months. This, W'hen full 
grown, is about the size of a small Wood-Louse 
of the lesser species j it is of an oval shape, fur- 
nished with six legs and two horns ; the body 
is faintly divided into several segments. Its 
sides are a little fringed. It transpires from its 
body a white substance, which renders the whole 
body white, .and gives it an ajipearance as though 
it had been dusted with flour. Hence it derives 
its name Mealy Bug ; so commonly called. About 
the fore end or middle of May, it retires into 
joints, especially on the under side of the branches, 
and of the trunk of the tree, under the old or 
rugged bark, &c. where it forms itself a cotton 
or downy-like envelopment, and where, in a few 
days, each parent deposits from 60 to 80 eggs, 
and afterwards dies. The eggs are brought into 
animation about the fore end or middle of July ; 
at this time, in some of the ejivelopments, in- 
stead of eggs, are found the perfect or winged 
insect, which is recorded by ^arious authors to be 
the male ; it is of a small size, and it is said that, 
after performing the oflices of impregnation, the 
