PLATE LXXIX. —MachjErota Planiti^e. 
1. Eggs embedded in the tissues of cotton stem, x 2. 
2. An egg embedded in the tissues, x 6. 
3. An egg magnified 8 times. 
4. The Nymph 19 days after hatching. . 
5. The calcareous habitation of the Nymph, with a supplemen¬ 
tary tube below for drawing in air, x 7. Tube 20 days old. 
6. Calcareous tube with the last moult attached to it. Moulted 
skin enlarged 7 times. 
7. The male, x 5. 
8. The female, x 5. 
9. Lateral view of the imago (female), x 7J, showing the curved 
scutellar spine. 
