. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 220 INSECT LIFE. ^ Fig. 187. all the prothorax is prolonged backward like a roof over the body (Fig. 187). A common species bears a pair of hornlike projections, which have giv- en it the name of the buffalo tree-hopper (Fig. 188); and an- other common species (Fig. 189) excretes honey-dew, and is attended by ants. If the young entomologist wishes to laugh, let him look at the faces of tree-hoppers through a lens. A front view of several of thes
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 220 INSECT LIFE. ^ Fig. 187. all the prothorax is prolonged backward like a roof over the body (Fig. 187). A common species bears a pair of hornlike projections, which have giv- en it the name of the buffalo tree-hopper (Fig. 188); and an- other common species (Fig. 189) excretes honey-dew, and is attended by ants. If the young entomologist wishes to laugh, let him look at the faces of tree-hoppers through a lens. A front view of several of these insect-Brownies is given in Fig. 190. Their eyes have a keen, droll look, and the line that separates the iG. 189. jjgg^jj from the prothorax gives them the appearance of wearing glasses. In some cases the prothorax is elevated above the head, so that it looks. Fig. 190.—Tree-hoppers or Brownie-bugs. like a peaked nightcap; in others it is shaped like a Tam-o'-shanter; while cithers have prominent horns. The tree-hoppers feed upon plants, but. they sel- dom appear in sufficient numbers to do much damage. They constitute the family MembraciD/E (Mem-brac'- i-dae) of the order 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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