. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. ORDER. HEMIPTERA 99 greatest variety of forms, many very grotesque. The group is large and includes many species. There are probably fifty species in the latitude of the Northern States. One of the most common is the buffalo treehopper, Ceresa buhahis, which abounds on thorn, ap})le and maple trees and is frequently found on other vegetation. It is of an apple-green color, with faint, light yellow mottlings. Fig. 56.—Buffalo treehopper: n, female; b, enlargement of foot; c,
. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. ORDER. HEMIPTERA 99 greatest variety of forms, many very grotesque. The group is large and includes many species. There are probably fifty species in the latitude of the Northern States. One of the most common is the buffalo treehopper, Ceresa buhahis, which abounds on thorn, ap})le and maple trees and is frequently found on other vegetation. It is of an apple-green color, with faint, light yellow mottlings. Fig. 56.—Buffalo treehopper: n, female; b, enlargement of foot; c, antenna; d, wing; /, g, ovipositor; /(, ?, terminal segment of male abdomen; e, terminal segment male taurina. (After Marlatt, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag.) or specks, distributed over the pronotum. The pronotum itself stands out in two prominent horns. It extends back in a very pronounced spine. The eyes are quite prominent and stand out at the sides of the head. There are four species closely related, but this one is the most abundant. Its life history is quite characteristic for the group. They are single-brooded and the winter is passed in the egg stage; the eggs are deposited in twigs of various trees in little slits. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Osborn, Herbert, 1856-1954. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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