THE FKOG-HOPPEKS. 



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on the forehead or the face, and the legs are fitted for Icapino-. 

 The males do not possess any sound-iDroducing aj^paratus. 

 They are familiarly known in their perfect state by the 

 popular name of Hoppers, and in their larval state by that of 

 Cuckoo-spit, or Frog'-spit. 



The name Cercopis is Greek, and was nsed by the ancient 

 writers on natural history to denote some kind of Cicada. 



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1. Ptyelus liifasciatus. 2. Centrotus comntiis. 3. Aphis tili», female. 



4. Aphis tiUa;, male. a. Aphis, leg. 6. Do., labium. c. Do., head. 



Our first example of this family is the Eared HorpER 

 {Centrotus cornutus), which is shown at Fi<'-. 2 on Wood- 

 cut Lxir. 



This creature is remarka])le, not for the brilliancy of its 

 colouring, nor for the boldness, of its marking ; for it is simply 

 dark-brown dotted with a very slight yellowish-dun, and has 

 no markings whatever. 



