Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9073
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Parlatoria proteus, var. Crotonis
Date
ca. 1900
Creator
Robert Newstead (1859 - 1947, British) , Naturalist
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 222mm
width (painting): 139mm
width (painting): 139mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Plate 31, "Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles", by Robert Newstead (Ray Society, 1900-1902). Figures 1-10 Parlatoria proteus, var. Crotonis, view of the insects on a portion of crotos leaf and detail studies of the adult male and female. Natural size and at x25, x40 and x600 magnifications. Signed below "R.Newstead ad nat del." Several of the individual figures are pasted onto a backing board which has four original figures. Two versions of the facing page are corrected [in pencil] proof versions of captions, "Explanation of Plate XXXI."
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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