. The American entomologist and botanist. nsects regulate in manycases the range and even the existence of thehigher animals, whilst living under their naturalconditions. Under domestication light-coloredanimals sufter most; in Thuringia the inhabi-tants do not like grey, white, or pale cattle,because they are mucli more troubled by variouskinds of flies than the brown, red or black Albino negro, it has been remarked, wasparticularly sensitive to the bites of insects. Inthe West Indies it is said that the only hornedcattle fit for work are those which have a gooddeal of black iu them
. The American entomologist and botanist. nsects regulate in manycases the range and even the existence of thehigher animals, whilst living under their naturalconditions. Under domestication light-coloredanimals sufter most; in Thuringia the inhabi-tants do not like grey, white, or pale cattle,because they are mucli more troubled by variouskinds of flies than the brown, red or black Albino negro, it has been remarked, wasparticularly sensitive to the bites of insects. Inthe West Indies it is said that the only hornedcattle fit for work are those which have a gooddeal of black iu them. The white are terriblytormented by the insects; and they are weakand sluggish in proportion to the black. ENTOMOLOGIST AND BOTANIST. 173 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE American Procris: (Procris \^Acoloithui[From thc~Scooml Missouri Entomological Keporl. ] During the mouths of July and August, theleaves of the Grape-vine may often be founddenuded of their softer parts, with nothing bnt [Ki-. 107.] ^. y^ Colors—(fl) black aud vellow; (b) honey-yellow; (c) whitish;(d anu e) black and orange. the veins, and sometimes only a few of the larger ribs left skeleton-like, to tell of the mischief that has been done. Very frequently, only portions of the leaf will be thus denuded, and in that event, if we examine such a leaf closely, we shall find the authors of the mischief drawn up ill line upon the yet leafy tissue, with their heads all toward the margin, cutting away with their little jaws and retreating as they feed. [Fig. :
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