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FIG. 187. 1, abdomen of Cynips, showing 1 the great dorsal segment, the peduncle, and the 

 position of the ovipositor within : 2, the entire ovipositor; n, lateral scale; a', its valve; b, ana) 

 scale ; b' . stylet ; c, support of the stylet ; e, base or support of sting </V ) ; 3, profile showing the 

 relation of the genital armature to the rest of the abdomen, the 6th sternite having been draxvu to 

 show its full size; 4, anal scale (//) and stylet; e, ?', supports and body of the stylet: c, piece 

 uniting the two scales ; 5, lateral scale (<i), arid a' sheath ; rf, support of the sting (/) ;" ti, transverse 

 section of the body through the sting (diagrammatic); li, internal armature; o, oviduct; a, lateral 

 scale; a', its valve; f, support of the stylets (?) ; b, anal scale ; c, piece uniting two scales; /, 

 sting; (/, its support; 7, a second section simpler and more theoretical than the first; S, <iiag''am- 

 matic, 11 the elements of the sting have been reduced to pieces of the same form. After 

 Duthiers. 



