. Elementary entomology . Fig. 148. The wheel-bug {Prionidus cristatus â 'Limn.), eggs, nymphs, and aduhs (After Glover, United States Department of Agriculture) The predacious bugs. Several terrestrial families are predacious and may be conveniently considered together. The assassin-bugs {Rcdiiviidac) are well named in this respect. They feed on soft- bodied insects, but unfortunately are not discriminating in their choice, so that frequently beneficial insects are destroyed in large numbers. They are more common in the South, where one of the largest species is known as the wheel-bug {Arilus
. Elementary entomology . Fig. 148. The wheel-bug {Prionidus cristatus â 'Limn.), eggs, nymphs, and aduhs (After Glover, United States Department of Agriculture) The predacious bugs. Several terrestrial families are predacious and may be conveniently considered together. The assassin-bugs {Rcdiiviidac) are well named in this respect. They feed on soft- bodied insects, but unfortunately are not discriminating in their choice, so that frequently beneficial insects are destroyed in large numbers. They are more common in the South, where one of the largest species is known as the wheel-bug {Arilus cristatJis) from the large hump, like a cogu^heel, on the back. In the North are several species, commonly found around houses, one of which is
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