. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. ACANTHI D^ 147 The tliread-legged bug is a very thin insect which, Hke the water scorpion and praying mantis, has the coxa of the front legs elongated for grasping. The damsel bugs {Nahidce) are serviceable in eating leaf hoppers and like pests. While the ambush bugs {Phymaiidcp) are serviceable in reducing the number of destructi^•e insects, they also show protective coloration to a marked extent. Phymata erusa is our common species. It is commonly found in blossoms of gold
. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. ACANTHI D^ 147 The tliread-legged bug is a very thin insect which, Hke the water scorpion and praying mantis, has the coxa of the front legs elongated for grasping. The damsel bugs {Nahidce) are serviceable in eating leaf hoppers and like pests. While the ambush bugs {Phymaiidcp) are serviceable in reducing the number of destructi^•e insects, they also show protective coloration to a marked extent. Phymata erusa is our common species. It is commonly found in blossoms of goldenrod or other plants where it catches insects which visit the flowers. The Bed-bug Family {Acanthidce).—These bugs are much flattened and are pretty generally predaceous or blood- sucking. The most common species, bed-bug {Cimex lectu-. ¥iG. 100.—Phymata erosa: a, dorsal view; h, lateral view; c, front leg; d, snout—a, h, enlarged; c, d, more enlarged. (Riley, Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag.) larivs), is restricted to houses and is quite largely dependent upon human blood for food. It is almost entirely wingless, the wings being very small, owing to disuse, and thus becom- ing entirely useless as organs of flight. This species is distinctly averse to light and hides during the daytime in cracks and crevices, coming out at night to feed. They are light colored when young and become darker with growth, and appear darkest just after a meal, which consists of blood. The feeding periods are far apart and the species is able to live for a long period without any supply of food. It is said that one can live a year without food. They cannot crawl, and depend upon being carried from place to place on cloth- ing. They are commonly found in cheap hotels and board-. 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 O
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