Fig. 105.—Smilia Fasciata (Mag.)
A common species, Centrotus cornutus, is found in the British Isles and over the greater part of Europe. It is rather over a quarter of an inch long, black, with a pair of upright horns on the prothorax.
Another common European and British species (Gargara genistæ) is smaller than the preceding, and has no horns on the prothorax.
Fig. 106.—Œda Inflata (Mag.)
Family 4, Cercopidæ.—The "Froghoppers" and "Cuckoo-spits" belong to this family. They are chiefly small insects found among grass and bushes in the summer.
Fig. 107.—Physoplia Nigrata (Mag.)
A very common species in this country is the common Cuckoo-spit (Aphrophora spumaria), which is about a quarter of an inch in length, and of a yellowish-grey colour. This insect can make a prodigious leap in proportion to its size. It is said to sometimes spring to a distance of two yards. Its yellow larvæ may often be seen on grass and low plants enveloped in a mass of froth, which has given rise to the name of "Cuckoo-spit."