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THE American representatives of the minute homopterous insects commonly known as jumping plant-lice (Psylliidæ) form the subject of an elaborate memoir by Mr. D. L. Crawford, published as Bulletin No. 8 (168 pp.) of the U.S. National Museum. These widely-spread insects frequent trees and shrubs, where, from their active habits, they are difficult to capture without the aid of a net. When disturbed, they throw themselves into the air by means of their powerful hind-legs, and when once launched, are able to propel themselves some considerable distance by rapidly vibrating the wings, although they are not endowed with the power of prolonged flight.
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L., R. Recent Work on Entomology . Nature 94, 39–40 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/094039b0
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