THE TOAD BUGS 



(Family Galgulida.) 



The odd and ugly little insects of this group have been 

 appropriately termed the "toad-shaped bugs." The short, 

 broad body and the projecting eyes, as well as the dull mottled 

 colors, are toad-like. They are not true water bugs, but live in 

 moist places along the banks of streams and ponds. Unlike the 



Fig. 172. Galgulus oculatus Fab. Greatly enlarged. 

 (After Lugger.) 



true water bugs, they have no ocelli, and are in other ways quite 

 different structurally. It is not a large family, and only twenty 

 species are known, of which three inhabit the United States. 

 Galgulus oculatus Fab. is a common species, and its life history 

 should be thoroughly studied. 



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