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INSECT TRANSFORMATION 



of the ground-beetle larva, a distinct lobate lacinia (la). The 

 prothorax is distinctly the longest of the body segments, while 

 either mesothorax or metathorax is shorter than a segment of 

 the abdomen. The very short legs (Fig. 60 g) are inserted ven- 

 trally, the two of a pair rather close together towards the hinder 

 edge of the segment to which they belong ; each leg has stout 



FIG. 60. " WIREWORM " : LARVA OF CLICK-BEETLE (Agriotes). 



a, side view ; 6, ventral view (ant, feeler ; st, spiracles ; mu, muscle 

 attachment; ps, anal proleg). x 5- c, feeler (dl, dorsal; vl, ventral 

 lobe). X 65. d, mandible (co, condyle ; gi, ginglymus ; la, lacinia) ; 

 e, maxilla (ca, cardo ; st, stipes ; la, lacinia ; ga, galea ; mp, palp) 

 /, labium (m, mentum ; li, ligula ; lp, palp) ; g, leg (co, haunch ; 

 ir, trochanter ; /, thigh ; tb, shin and foot ; cl, claw), x 32. h, pupa 

 of Agriotes (dorsal view), x 5. After Ford, Ann. Appl. Biol. III. 



