LEAF-BUGS. De 
dish stripes; the beak is about one-third the length of the body, 
and is folded upon the breast when not in use. The prothorax 
has a yellow margin and several longitudinal yellowish lines; 
behind the prothorax, upon the scutellum, is a yellow V-shaped’ 
mark; the wings are dusky brown, with a pale cuneus and 
black point at the apex; the legs are dull yellow. The imma- 
ture insects are greenish; if a little older they possess a pair 
of round black dots on the back of the thorax, another pair on 
the scutellum, and a single dot on the abdomen. 
Since these insects hibernate among rubbish of all kinds, 
clean culture is very important. By clean culture is understood’ 
the removal of all litter from fence corners, so as to take away 
the shelters in which the insect winters. When they appear in 
spring the plants upon which they are should be shaken early 
in the morning, while the bugs are still in a torpid condition, 
making them fall upon a sheet underneath, and then destroying 
them. As soon as it becomes warm the insects are exceedingly 
active, and so swift in all their motions that they can not be 
captured. 
Fic.—Peoecilocapsus lineatus Fab; a, adult; b,c,immature. Original. Eggs 
after Slingerland. 
Pecilocapsus lineatus Fab. (The Four-lined Leaf-bug). 
This is a bright yellow insect with the head, forepart of 
the prothorax, and the entire underside of the body of a shin- 
ing orange-red. There are four longitudinal black stripes, 
