. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. HEMIPTERA, 133 many of them the female fastens her eggs on the top of her own back with a thin layer of waterproof glue which she secretes for this purpose. Family Naucorid^ (Nau-cor'i-dae). The Creeping Water-bugs. This is a small family containing water-bugs of a moder- ate size, in which the front legs are fitted for grasping and the middle and hind legs for walking. They are flat-bodied, chiefly oval insects, and without appendages at the hind end of the body. The members of this family are predaceous ; and, accord- ing to Professor Uhler, they
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. HEMIPTERA, 133 many of them the female fastens her eggs on the top of her own back with a thin layer of waterproof glue which she secretes for this purpose. Family Naucorid^ (Nau-cor'i-dae). The Creeping Water-bugs. This is a small family containing water-bugs of a moder- ate size, in which the front legs are fitted for grasping and the middle and hind legs for walking. They are flat-bodied, chiefly oval insects, and without appendages at the hind end of the body. The members of this family are predaceous ; and, accord- ing to Professor Uhler, they are fond of retdy and grassy, quiet waters, where they creep about like the Predaceous Diving-beetles, creeping and half swimming around and be- tw^een the leaves and sprays of the submerged plants, and suddenly seizing any unlucky water-boatman or other insect that happens to be within reach. Figure 153 represents Pelocoris femorata (Pe-loc'o-ris fem-o-ra^ta), the only species found in the States on the Atlantic coast. Several other species are found in the Western States. These belong to the genus Ambrystis (Am-bry'sus), which differs from Pelocoris Peiocoris. in having the front margin of the prothorax very deeply sinuate. Family Galgulid^ (Gal-guU-dae). The Toad-shaped Bugs, There is sometimes found on the muddy margins of streams or in marshes, where the soil is moist, a curious bug, which on account of its short and broad body and projecting eyes reminds one of a toad ; this is Galgulus oculatus (GaFgu-. 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. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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