. Elementary entomology. Insects. THE TRUE BUGS in their case, - -hence the name. They have small heads with broad, prominent shoulders, and the large, triangular scutellum occupies t. 153. The green soldier-bug hilaris}. (Enlarged) a, adult : /', beak ; c, eggs ; d, single egg ; <?, young nymph ; /, last stage of nymph. (After Chittenden, United States Department of Agriculture) the center of the back between the wings, which are rounded at the tip of the abdomen, giving the whole body a characteristic shield- shaped appearance. From an economic stand- point the family is divided, so
. Elementary entomology. Insects. THE TRUE BUGS in their case, - -hence the name. They have small heads with broad, prominent shoulders, and the large, triangular scutellum occupies t. 153. The green soldier-bug hilaris}. (Enlarged) a, adult : /', beak ; c, eggs ; d, single egg ; <?, young nymph ; /, last stage of nymph. (After Chittenden, United States Department of Agriculture) the center of the back between the wings, which are rounded at the tip of the abdomen, giving the whole body a characteristic shield- shaped appearance. From an economic stand- point the family is divided, some species being predacious upon other insects and others being serious crop pests, while some have both habits, as circumstances may offer food of one kind or the other. The predacious species are commonly known as soldier-bugs and feed mostly upon caterpillars. The com- mon green soldier-bug (Nezara Jiilaris] feeds upon the larvae of the Colorado potato-beetle, cotton-leaf caterpillars, and other injurious forms, but unfortunately it not infrequently attacks cotton bolls, ripening oranges, and FlG- T54- Spined soldier- r '. i 11 i • • i bug (Podisns spin on us}. various iruits and vegetables, doing consider-. 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and Company
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