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larva mentioned above sub Temnopleurus toreumaticus (p. 53), so that 

 this may well be supposed to be a normal case. The place of the posterior 

 transverse rod, as shown in PI. XI, Fig. 3 is somewhat unusual, so that one 

 might be templed to suggest that it has been somewhat transplaced 

 upwards on preservation. I would, however, be inclined to think that 

 it lies in its normal position, especially since it lies in the same way in the 

 above mentioned 

 larva of Temnopleu- 

 rus toreumaticus (?) ; 

 but this can, of 

 course, only be de- 

 cided through ob- 

 servations on the 

 living larva. The 

 dorsal arch has a 

 very characteristic 

 shape ; there are 

 two rather long 

 lateral processes: 

 at the point where 

 they proceed the 

 arch makes an ob- 

 tuse angle, and the 

 part beyond (the 

 preoral rod) makes 

 a graceful bending. 

 The posterior me- 

 dian process is 

 short. All the simple 



rods are nearly 



completely smooth. 



The branching 



end of the body 



rods, the existence 



Fig. 22. Skeleton of Temnopleurid-larva, species c. Front view, 

 slightly oblique. 225 /!- Letters ns in !!. 2<i. 



of vibratile epaulets, bul apparently not of vibratile lobes, and the 

 presence of a posterior transverse rod is a combination of features which 

 appears to be characteristic of the Temnopleurids: it seems therefore 

 justifiable to suggest that also this larva belongs to a Temnopleurid. Any 

 suggestion of the species or genus to which it belongs would appear to be 

 hopeless; it may only be said that it may probably belong to another 

 genus than the larvae described as species a and b, its very peculiar 



