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4 Family. — Blight-Flies (Psyllidae). Antennas 

 moderate, filiform, 10-jointed, inserted in 

 front of eyes; head deeply cleft in front; 

 eyes lateral, prominent ; ocelli three, on top 

 of head ; proboscis short, 3-jointed ; wings 

 deflexed at sides of body, the fore-wings 

 with three strong, furcate nerves ; hind- 

 legs fitted for leaping, with two strong 

 spurs. Live upon plants; often produce 

 galls. 



5. Family. — Plant-Lice (xiphididae). Antennae 



moderate, 7-jointed ; head entire in front ; 

 eyes moderate ; ocelli three, on top of head ; 

 proboscis long, perpendicular or inflexed ; 

 wings greatly deflexed in repose, the hinder 

 with strong nerves ; legs long and slender, 

 formed only for walking. Females often 

 apterous ; body sometimes clothed with a 

 white cottony secretion ; live in society on 

 various plants. 



6. Family. — Mealy-winged Scale-Insects (Aley- 



rodidae). Antennae short, 6-jointed; head 

 small ; eyes bipartite ; proboscis short, 2- 

 jointed ; wings broad, oval, of equal size, 

 covered with a white powder, nearly hori- 

 zontal in repose, the anterior with only 

 one strong central nerve ; abdomen simple 

 at tip ; legs short, simple ; larva scale-like. 

 Both sexes with four wings in perfect state; 

 feed on leaves of plants. 



