710 ^ INSECTS. HEMIPTERA. 68. Chermes. 
6s. CHERMES. Snout placed in the breaft 
with 3 inliected bridles: antennce filiforn’' 
pubefcent longer than the thorax: 
4, defle^ed: thorax gibbous: hind-l^^^ 
formed for leaping. 
Thefe inhabit various trees and plants and produce, by 
punftures, protuberances and excreffences of various 
and fizcs, in which are frequently enclofed the eggs and inCf^* 
in their feveral ftates; the lar^a is 6-footed and apterous •• 
pupa is diftinguilhed by 2 protuberances on the thorax, 
are the rudiments of future wings. 
• Gramims. On Graffes, particularly the Aira flexuofa. 
* Ulmi. 
In the curled leaves of the Ulmiis campeftris. 
* Pjri. 
On the leaves of the Pyrus communis. 
De%eer. Inf. 3. tab. q. fig. 2. 
Body fmall variegated. 
Cerajm, 
In the crifped leaves of the Ceraftium vifeofum. 
* Buxi. 
Antenna fetaceous: wings yellowifh-brown. 
R‘aum.lHj.'i.tab,\q.fig.i-..^^ 
Its punftures make the leaves bend in towards each other at 
extremity, forming a hollow knob in which the larv» ® 
inclofcd. 
• Fagi. 
In the leaves of the Fagus fylvaticus. 
Beam. Inf. %• tab. 26, fig. i — 6. 
* Sorii. 
On the Sorbus aucuparia. 
Body variegated with black and green. 
Ferficae. 
On the branches of the Amydalus perfica. 
Reaum. Inf. 4. tab. I. dg. 1,2. 
Body oblong, ferruginous. 
* Calthae. 
In the flowers of the Caltha paluftris, • 
Antennae tipt with black : thorax rufous with 3 black curV 
nxings white with yellowilh veins and a brown dot. 
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