. Elementary entomology . FIG. 155. The harlequin cabbage-bug , adults (natural size) ; c, side view of head with mandibular and maxillary setae out of beak ; d, eggs with newly hatched young ; e, nymphs ; /, egg masses with one egg hatching and newly hatched nymph on lower right mass scutellum enlarged so that it covers nearly the whole abdomen and gives the bug the appearance of a beetle, for which it is fre- quently mistaken by a beginner. They infest various plants and often injure berries by imparting their disagreeable odor, as do the stink-bugs. Plant-bugs. The remaining families of Het
. Elementary entomology . FIG. 155. The harlequin cabbage-bug , adults (natural size) ; c, side view of head with mandibular and maxillary setae out of beak ; d, eggs with newly hatched young ; e, nymphs ; /, egg masses with one egg hatching and newly hatched nymph on lower right mass scutellum enlarged so that it covers nearly the whole abdomen and gives the bug the appearance of a beetle, for which it is fre- quently mistaken by a beginner. They infest various plants and often injure berries by imparting their disagreeable odor, as do the stink-bugs. Plant-bugs. The remaining families of Heteroptera feed entirely on vegetation and may for convenience be grouped together as plant-bugs. They are all more or less elongate in form, with slender legs, and antennae about half the length of the body. The families
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