. Australian insects. Insects. IIOMOPTKRA. 359 others in "lusecta iSaundersiana, Homoptera," 1858, which describes the insects in W. W. Saunders' great collection. ^(^iphanta acuta, belter known under the name ^f Cromna acuta, is one of our commonest fulgorids, mothlike in appear- ance, of a pale green colour, witn broad square-cut fore wings and a short pointed head. It measures about an inch across the outspread wings. It has a wide range in Aus- tralia; and its pale green tlutiy larvae feed upon the sap of many plants, and readily jump when touched. It is also well known in Hawaii
. Australian insects. Insects. IIOMOPTKRA. 359 others in "lusecta iSaundersiana, Homoptera," 1858, which describes the insects in W. W. Saunders' great collection. ^(^iphanta acuta, belter known under the name ^f Cromna acuta, is one of our commonest fulgorids, mothlike in appear- ance, of a pale green colour, witn broad square-cut fore wings and a short pointed head. It measures about an inch across the outspread wings. It has a wide range in Aus- tralia; and its pale green tlutiy larvae feed upon the sap of many plants, and readily jump when touched. It is also well known in Hawaii, Sandwich Islands, where it is called the "torpedo-bug" from the way it jumps; and it is said to be a pest on the coffee plants (Smith Annual Report, Hawaii 1904). A number of species of these moth-like forms are described by Walker from Australia and Tasmania, and placed in the Genus Bpthoscopus, which genus, when further studied, will probably be much 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 Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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