Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9050
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Aspidiotus cyanophyll [Cyanophyllum scale] and Aspidiotus dictyospermi [Spanish red scale]
Date
ca. 1900
Creator
Robert Newstead (1859 - 1947, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 222mm
width (painting): 140mm
width (painting): 140mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Plate 9, "Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles", by Robert Newstead (Ray Society, 1900-1902). Figures 1-6 Aspidiotus cyanophyll, views of the insects on a palm leaf and at various stages of development. Figures 7-11 Aspidiotus dictyospermi var. arecae, view of the insects on a Coelogyne leaf and at various stages of development. Natural size and magnified to x25 and x40. Signed "R.Newstead ad nat del." All figures are cut and pasted onto a backing board. The facing page is a corrected [in pencil] proof version of captions, "Explanation of Plate IX".
Object history
From a volume of original illustrations for "Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles", (Ray Society, 1900-1902). Newstead’s work illustrates the structure and habitat of scaled insects, often having economic importance as agricultural pests. Printed note of presentation pasted onto front marbled endpaper, "From Professor R. Newstead, 67, Handbridge, Chester. Plate 1 stamped "Adlard & Son, Bartholomew Close E.C., 21 Sep.1901. Proof" and annotated in pencil "Own copy Sept 23 1901".
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