. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. />.'«r /f^/- Fig. 17. (a) Mantispa brunnea; (/') Wing of M. brunnea much enlarged to show the Fig. 18. Bat Flea. 80, Mantispa Irunnea lifts its paws, with sweet "petitionary grace," lying in wait amongst the flowers. When Argynnis myrina, or some other incautious inno- cent butterfly comes within its reach, M. hrunnea secures it with its outstretched arms—which are truly arms of offence. Aeholla multispinosa is a creature of like habits to M. hrunnea; and its fore limbs are
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. />.'«r /f^/- Fig. 17. (a) Mantispa brunnea; (/') Wing of M. brunnea much enlarged to show the Fig. 18. Bat Flea. 80, Mantispa Irunnea lifts its paws, with sweet "petitionary grace," lying in wait amongst the flowers. When Argynnis myrina, or some other incautious inno- cent butterfly comes within its reach, M. hrunnea secures it with its outstretched arms—which are truly arms of offence. Aeholla multispinosa is a creature of like habits to M. hrunnea; and its fore limbs are set thickly with sharp spines (hence the name), which enable it the more readily to secure its prey. But the most remarkable of the three species is, I think, Phymata erosa. This insect in its colours closely resembles the flowers of the Golden Rod in which it lies in wait. On occasion, the tarsi of its extended fore-legs spring back into a toothed groove in the large and powerful tibiae, and hold a captive as in a vice. In Dytiscus Harrisii the upper portion of the foot in each of the J^re-legs is expanded into a disk or pad, supplied on the under surface, with suckers which exhaust the air, so that the insect can attach itself firmly where it is 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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