. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ACRIDIIDAE 301. able developments, so that the Insects have no longer the appear- ance of Orthoptera. It would be impossible, without the aid of many figures, to give an idea of the variety of forms assumed by this prothoracic expansion. It is a repe- tition of what occurs in the Order Hemiptera, where the prothoracic hoods of the Membracides exhibit a similar, though even more extra- ordinary, series of monstrous forms. So great is the general similarity of the two groups that when the genus (Fig. 180, A) was for the first time describ
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ACRIDIIDAE 301. able developments, so that the Insects have no longer the appear- ance of Orthoptera. It would be impossible, without the aid of many figures, to give an idea of the variety of forms assumed by this prothoracic expansion. It is a repe- tition of what occurs in the Order Hemiptera, where the prothoracic hoods of the Membracides exhibit a similar, though even more extra- ordinary, series of monstrous forms. So great is the general similarity of the two groups that when the genus (Fig. 180, A) was for the first time described, it was treated by the describer as being a bug instead of a grass- hopper. This genus includes several -^ig. 180, species from Africa. The curious Cladonotus (Fig. 180, B) is a native of Ceylon, where it is said to live in sandy meadows, after the fashion of our indigenous species of Tettix (Fig. 179). Very little is known as to the habits of these curious Tettigides, but it has been ascertained that some of the genus Scelimena are amphibious, and do not hesitate to enter the water and swim about there ; indeed it is said that they prefer plants growing under water as food. This habit has been observed both in Ceylon and the Himalayas. The species are said to have the hind legs provided with dilated foliaceous appendages useful for swimming. The tribe Mastacides includes thirty or forty species of Acridiidae â Tettigides: A, Xerophyllum simile F-dirm. ; B, Chuhnintus hum- berticmus. (After Bolivar.). 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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