. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Entomology. 1920] Dozier: Insects of Florida 341 II. FIELD AND SHRUB STRATUM. The young trees go to make up a considerable portion of this stratum and together with the numerous shrubs and herbs support large numbers of insects. The tree- and leaf-hoppers are particularly abundant. Lepidopterous larvae are also very abundant, some tying and rolling leaves, others mining them. The larvae of Gelechia cercerisella, a particularly interesting species, fold the leaves of young redbud. The leaves of the basswood are often made unsightly by the work o
. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Entomology. 1920] Dozier: Insects of Florida 341 II. FIELD AND SHRUB STRATUM. The young trees go to make up a considerable portion of this stratum and together with the numerous shrubs and herbs support large numbers of insects. The tree- and leaf-hoppers are particularly abundant. Lepidopterous larvae are also very abundant, some tying and rolling leaves, others mining them. The larvae of Gelechia cercerisella, a particularly interesting species, fold the leaves of young redbud. The leaves of the basswood are often made unsightly by the work of Pantagrapha limnata. (Fig. 11).. Fig. 10. The adult and pupa of the wireworm, Orthostethus infuscalus. Nat. size. - The pretty and strikingly-colored syrphid, Milesia vir- giniensis, is found buzzing around fallen logs and is taken occasionally at flowers. Many beetles, as Coptocyda clavata and members of the genus Lema are found feeding on the low herbage. (Fig. 12). Grasshoppers are found in this stratum, but are not par- ticularly numerous. The locustids greatly outnumber the acridiids. In low marshy places at the edge of hammocks are found the grouse-locusts, Tettigidea lateralis lateralis and Neotettix coarctatiis. The blue chrysomelid, Porphyraspis cyanea, (Fig. 13), is typical of the saw-palmetto upon which host alone it feeds. A small tineid, Ilomaledra sabalella, also feeds on the foliage of this^ 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 Entomological Society of America. [College Park, Md. , etc. ] : Entomological Society of America
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