. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges; . Phymata etosa.—a, b, adult, from above and side; c. front leg; d, beak length, it is sufficiently powerful to hold and conquer even hone\--bees. Butterflies are frequently its victims, and it is one of the oddest forms in this order. We sometimes find on the under side of leaves of tree and shrub, little whitish, flat creatures, with gauze-like, broad wing- covers, and a broad, gauze-like expansion covering the thorax. These belong to the family Tingitidce and are among
. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges; . Phymata etosa.—a, b, adult, from above and side; c. front leg; d, beak length, it is sufficiently powerful to hold and conquer even hone\--bees. Butterflies are frequently its victims, and it is one of the oddest forms in this order. We sometimes find on the under side of leaves of tree and shrub, little whitish, flat creatures, with gauze-like, broad wing- covers, and a broad, gauze-like expansion covering the thorax. These belong to the family Tingitidce and are among the prettiest species in the order. There is no difficulty in recognizing them in the adult stage, bv their lace-like or reticulated covering, which is sometimes banded with brown or spotted. Beneath this covering the insects are black or brown, and occasionally they increase sufficiently to do some injury to the plants upon which they feed. The adults usually live through the winter and lay their eggs in spring ; but sometimes eggs are laid in fall, and the insects winter in that stage. For shelter, fallen leaves are usually emploved. or the adults creep under loose bark scales or into crevices, and we must again recommend winter work in clear-
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