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santhemums (at Washington, D. C.) and morning-glory (in Mis¬ 
souri)*. It is commonly knowrj as a garden pest, being very in¬ 
jurious to beans, peas, eggplant, and beets, and has been reported 
by Professor F. M. Webster as attacking many weeds, the com- 
Fig. 27. Garden Flea-hopper, Halticus citri: a, short-winged 
female; b, long-winged female; c, male; d, head, side view, show¬ 
ing beak. Enlarged as indicated. (U. S. Dept, of Agriculture.) 
moner ones being ragweed (Ambrosia artcmisicufolia ), plantain 
(Plantago lanceolata and P. rugelii ), smartweed ( Polygonum hy- 
dropiperoides), mare’s-tail {Erigeron canadensis), thistle (Cardans 
lanceolatus) , and crab-grass (Panicum sanguinale)^. 
The life history of this leaf-hopper is imperfectly known, and 
little of value can here be added to what has been given by others. 
Professors Forbes and Webster have recorded its appearance as 
early as the middle of May. In 1908 it was common July 13 in 
the greenhouse above referred to, and just outside of the house 
the weeds were much infested with it—the latter fact probably 
accounting for its presence indoors. Early in the spring of 1900 
the adults—fully winged males (Fig. 27, c) and females (Fig 27, b) 
*Note on the Garden Flea-Hopper. Bull. U. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Ent., 
No. 19, N. S. (1899), PP- 57-62. Figure. Washington, D. C. 
t Halticus bractatus Say. Entomological News. Vol. VIII, No. 9 (Nov., 
1897), pp. 209-210. Plate. Philadelphia. 
