Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9052
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Posterior body margins of female Aspidiotus
Date
1897
Creator
Robert Newstead (1859 - 1947, British) , Naturalist
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (drawing): 222mm
width (drawing): 140mm
width (drawing): 140mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Plate 11, "Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles", by Robert Newstead (Ray Society, 1900-1902). Margins of pygidium of seven varieties of Aspidiotus. Figure 1 Aspidiotus aurantii. Figure 2 Aspidiotus ficus. Figure 3 Aspiodus camellae. Figure 4 Aspidiotus spinosus. Figure 5 Aspidiotus personatus. Figure 6 Aspidiotus bromellae. Figure 7 Aspidiotus perseae. All at x600 magnification. Not signed or dated. The facing page is a corrected [in pencil] proof version of captions, "Explanation of Plate XI".
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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