110 TREE-HOPPERS. 
“The eggs of the buffalo tree-hopper are subject to the at- 
tacks of at least two minute egg-parasites.” 
Ceresa diceros Say. (The Two-horned Tree-hopper). 
This is also very common and resembles the above species 
in size and form, but it is of a pale, dirty yellow color, spotted 
with brown; the lateral and caudal aspect of each horn is brown; 
the caudal tip of the prothorax, and a large spot midway between 
the tip and horns are also brown. The whole insect is densely 
covered with fine hairs. It has habits similar to those of the 
one already mentioned. 
Fic. 101.—Ceresa taurina Fitch.—a, adult, female, dorsal view; b, one-half lateral 
view of same; c, ventral view of tip of female abdomen with last ventral arc 
still more enlarged at side; d, lateral view of same; e, antenna; f portion of 
hind tibia—all enlarged. After Marlatt, Div. of Entomology, Dep. of Agricul. 
The closely allied Tree-hopper, (Ceresa taurina Fitch), is 
also fairly common in our state, and is shown in Fig. 1o1, as 
are also the egg-slits, larva and nymph. 
Remedies against these three insects as well as against those 
described later are difficult to apply, for these tree-hoppers are 
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