acocephalus

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of homopterous hemipterous insects, of the family Jassida or Tettigonidæ, having a boat-shaped form, a coarse surface, shovel-shaped vertex with a thick, smooth margin, and thick wing-covers with strong veins. A. nervosus is a pale-yellowish species, ¼ of an inch long, freckled with brown, and with angular whitish lines, inhabiting Europe and North America.