Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations . em easily, and there is a wonderfuldifference between the dissection of an insect a quarter of aninch in length and one that measures from two to three inches. Passing by the Fulgoridse, or Lantern-flies, of which wehave no British examples, we come to the third family, theO Cercopidse, which are plentifully represented in this country, and,indeed, are much too plentifully represented according to theideas of gardeners. In this family the antennas have only threejoints, the last joint being elong
Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations . em easily, and there is a wonderfuldifference between the dissection of an insect a quarter of aninch in length and one that measures from two to three inches. Passing by the Fulgoridse, or Lantern-flies, of which wehave no British examples, we come to the third family, theO Cercopidse, which are plentifully represented in this country, and,indeed, are much too plentifully represented according to theideas of gardeners. In this family the antennas have only threejoints, the last joint being elongated into a slender, bristle-like filament. There are only two ocelli, which are set either THE FROG-HOPPEES. 53V on the forehead or the face, and the legs are fitted for males do not possess any sound-producing are familiarly kno^vn in their perfect state by name of Hoppers, and in their larval state by that ofCuckoo-spit, or Frog-spit. The name Cercopis is Grreek, and was used by the ancientwi-iters on natural history to denote some kind of Cicada. LXll. 1. Ptyelus bifasciatus. 2. Centrotus comutus. 3. Aphis tilise, female. 4. Aphis tiliae, male. a. Aphis, leg. b. Do., labium. c. Do., head. Our first example of this family is the Eared Hopper{Centrotus comutus), which is shown at Fig. 2 on Wood-cut LXII. This creature is remarkable, not for the brilliancy of itscolouring, nor for the boldness of its marking; for it is simplydark-brown dotted with a very slight yellowish-dun, and hasno markings whatever. 538 INSECTS AT HOME. But the pronotum, or first portion of the upper part of thethorax, is developed in the most extraordinary manner into ahorn-like projection at each side, while the centre bears a long-,sword-like appendage, which reaches over the whole of thebody and very nearly reaches to the tip of the abdomen. Thewhole of the upper part of the thorax, the two appendages atthe side, and the sword-shaped horn, are covered with tuberc
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