Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9072
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Parlatoria pergandii [Chaff scale], Parlatoria zizyphi [Black parlatoria scale] and Parlatoria proteus [Proteus scale]
Date
ca. 1900
Creator
Robert Newstead (1859 - 1947, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 222mm
width (painting): 139mm
width (painting): 139mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Plate 30, "Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles", by Robert Newstead (Ray Society, 1900-1902). Figures 1-3 Parlatoria pergandii, studies of adult female and puparium of male and female insects. Figures 4-8 Parlatoria zizyphia, studies of the insects on orange rind with puparium details. Figures 9-12 Parlatoria proteus, view of the insects on an orchid leaf and studies of male and female puparium Natural size and at various magnifications. Signed below "R.Newstead ad nat del." Individual figures are pasted onto a backing board. The facing page is a corrected [in pencil] proof version of captions, "Explanation of Plate XXX."
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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