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developed, and because the larvse live in little masses of white froth resembling 

 spittle. In this group the thorax is normal in form, without processes, and not 

 produced back over the abdomen as in the case of the tree-hoppers. 



While the "frog-spittle" is not uncommon in meadows, and sometimes 

 attracts attention on cranberry bogs, yet none of the species rank as really 

 injurious insects. 



Sub-family CEKCOPIN^. 



MONBCPHORA Am. et Serv. 



M. bicincta Say. Woodbury, VH, 29, Brigantine (Ss), Glassboro, VII, 20 

 (Greene), Clementon, VII, 26 (Jn), Jamesburg, VII, 2, 15 (Sm). A 

 variety atra, lacking the reddish bands is found occasionally (Sm), and 

 another, igfiipeda, occurs at Madison, VIII, 6 (Pr). 



Sub-family APHKOPHOKIN^). 



LEPYRONIA Am. et Serv. 



Li. quadrangularis Say. Ft. Lee (Bt), Collingwood, III, 2, Camden, I, 19 



(Ss), Riverton (Jn), Staten Island, IX (Ds). 

 L. angulifera Uhler. Ocean Co., (Uhler). 



APHROPHORA Germ. 



A. quadrinotata Say. Madison (Pr), Shark River, VI, 6 (Jn), Orange Mts. 



(Cr), "New Jersey" (Ss), Staten Island, IX (Ds). 

 A. parallela Say. Short Hills in Pine (Bt), Anglesea in July (Jn), Staten 



Island, VII (Ds). 

 A. saratogensis Fitch. N. Y. and D. C; doubtless occurs in New Jersey. 

 A. signoretii Fitch. Described from N. Y., and probably occurs in New 



Jersey. 



PHILiENTJS Stal. 



P. lineatus Linn. North America generally : doubtless belongs to New Jersey 

 fauna. 



P. spumarius Germ. North America generally, especially northward ; prob- 

 ably in New Jersey, at least in northern part. 



CLASTOPTERA Germ. 

 C. proteus Fitch. Madison, rare (Pr). 



C. xanthocephala Germ. Anglesea, VII, 23, New Brunswick, VII, 20 (Sm). 

 C. obtusa Say. Madison (Pr), High Bridge, IX, 1 (Ss), Riverton, IX, 7 (Jn). 



Achatina Germ., pini Fitch and testacea Fitch have been placed under 

 obtusa as varieties by Ball. 





