HEMIPTERA . 
139 
It has wonderfully strong, grasping front legs, and can over¬ 
come insects much larger than itself. 
Family Aradid^E (A-rad'i-dae). 
The Flat-bugs . 
These are the flattest of all bugs, the body appearing as 
if it had been stepped upon. They live in the cracks 
or under the bark of decaying trees. The form of 
the body is especially adapted for gliding about in 
these cramped situations. They are usually of a 
dull-brown color, but are sometimes varied with r X?adus 
reddish or pale markings. Figure 164 represents acuiUSm 
a common species. 
Family Tingitid^e (Tin-git'i-dae). 
The Lace-bugs . 
Dainty as fairy brides are these tiny, lace-draped insects. 
One glance at the fine white meshes that cover the wings 
and spined thorax is sufficient to distinguish them from 
all other insects, for these are the only ones that are clothed 
from head to foot in fine white Brussels net. They live upon 
Fig. 165.— Corythuca. arcu- 
cita. (From the Author’s 
Report for 1879.) 
Fig. 166.—Eggs and 
nymph of Coryth uca 
arcuata. (From the 
Author’s Report for 
1879.) 
the juices of plants, and in the case of the Hawthorn Tingis 
(Fig., 165) sometimes prove too numerous for the health of 
their plant host. 
