HEMIPTERA. 



139 



It has wonderfully strong, grasping front legs, and can over- 

 come insects much larger than itself. 



Family ARADID.E (A-rad'i-dae). .***-'" 

 The Flat-bugs. 



These are the flattest of all bugs, the body appearing as 

 if it had been stepped upon. They live in the cracks 

 or under the bark of decaying trees. The form of 

 the body is especially adapted for gliding about in 

 these cramped situations. They are usually of a 

 dull -brown color, but are sometimes varied with 

 reddish or pale markings. Figure 164 represents 

 a common species. 



Family TINGITID.E (Tin-git'i-dae). 

 The Lace-bugs. 



Dainty as fairy brides are these tiny, lace-draped insects. 

 One glance at the fine white meshes that cover the wings 

 and spined thorax is sufficient to distinguish them from 

 all other insects, for these are the only ones that are clothed 

 from head to foot in fine white Brussels net. They live upon 



FIG. 165. Coryth ucn arcu- 

 ata. (From the Author's 

 Report for 1879.) 



FIG. 166. Egtfs and 

 nymph of Corythuca. 

 arcuata. (From the 

 Author's Report for 

 1879- 



the juices of plants, and in the case of the Hawthorn Tingis 

 (Fig. 4 i65) sometimes prove too numerous for the health of 

 their plant host. 



