Chautauqua Insects and Their Allies 



Often called " Snake Feeders," but perfectly harmless. There are a 

 number of species in the Chautauqua region, all very useful as destroy- 

 ers of gnats, flies, mosquitoes, etc. The more delicate-winged kinds are 

 called Damsel Flies. 



4. The Stone Flies 



With four wings, the hind wings large and plaited; nymphs aquatic, 

 adults aerial; plentiful under stones in swift currents of brooks and 

 streams. 



5. The White Ants or Termites 



Social insects, with a caste system like that of the true ants and bees. 

 Rare in this region; abundant in the tropics; our species lives in old 

 stumps and logs; color, a dirty, yellowish white. 



6. The Grasshoppers and Crickets 



A large group of large and easily recognized insects; very abundant 

 in the middle and late summer; biting mouthparts; life cycle comprises: 

 e g> nymph, adult. The group includes cockroaches, locusts, long- 

 horned grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, and tree crickets. The musical 

 songs of the males are produced by the rubbing together of the fore- 

 wings or wing-covers; these parts are beautifully specialized for this 

 purpose. 



7. The Thrips 



Minute insects, living chiefly in the bases of flowers and florets; four 

 delicate fringed wings; very lively; mostly vegetarians. 



8. The Bugs 



Sucking mouthparts; three stages in life cycle: egg, nymph, adult. 

 A very large and diversified group ; some of the important groups repre- 

 sented in the Chautauqua region are: Water Boatmen, Back-Swim- 

 mers, Water Scorpions, Giant Water-Bugs, Water Striders, Thread- 

 legged Bugs, Assassin Bugs, Lace Bugs, Bed Bugs, Leaf Bugs, Chinch 

 Bugs, Squash Bugs, Stink Bugs, Lice, Cicadas, Spittle Bugs, Leaf- 

 Hoppers, Tree-Hoppers, Jumping Plant-Lice, Plant Lice or Aphids, 

 Scale Insects and Mealy Bugs. Many highly destructive and ob- 

 noxious species belong to this group. 



9. The Ant-Lions and Their Kin 



Four wings; biting mouthparts; four stages in life cycle: egg, larva, 

 pupa, adult. The larvae of several kinds inhabit swift streams ; example, 

 the Dobson, coveted by fishermen for bait. This group includes the 

 Aphis-Lions and the Ant-Lions, both fairly common in the Chautauqua 

 region. 



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