356 Mr. Newport on the Natural History 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 

 Tab. XIV. 



Fig. 1. Melo'e cicatricosus, male: — natural size. 



Fig. 2. Melo'e cicatricosus, female : — natural size. 



Fig. 3. The egg : — natural size. 



Fig. 4. Larva of Melo'e violaceus (natural size) soon after leaving the egg. 



Fig. 5. The same, magnified. Fig. 6. The antenna. Fig. ?• Anterior leg. Fig. 8. Mandible 

 of the larva articulated like that of the predaceous Myriapoda. 



Fig. 9. Mandible of the perfect insect, Melo'e violaceus. 



Fig. 10. Form of the head of the matured larva of Melo'e cicatricosus (magnified), as ascer- 

 tained by examination of the cast exuviae constantly found adhering to the full- 

 grown or pseudo-larva (fig. 16) in the cell of Anthophora retusa. a. Antenna. 

 b. The ocelli, three on each side, the anterior one the smallest, c. The mandible. 

 d. The labrum. 



Fig. 11. The mandible (magnified), seen on the under surface, as in fig. 9. e. The inferior 

 articulation. 



Fig. 12. Maxilla of the same, magnified. /. Maxillary palpus, g. Internal lobe of the maxilla. 



Fig. 13. The labium, with its palpi. 



Fig. 14. Leg of the matured larva of Melo'e, as ascertained by an examination of the cast 

 tegument : — magnified. 



Fig. 15. The adult or pseudo- larva of Melo'e cicatricosus (natural size), as found in the cell 

 of Anthophora, with its organs of manducation and locomotion reduced to mere 

 tubercles previous to their re-development in the nymph state. 



Fig. 16. Highly magnified view of the head and legs of the same. 



Fig. 17. The nymph or pupa of Melo'e cicatricosus (natural size) inclosed in its cast pseudo- 

 larva-skin, as constantly found in the cell of Anthophora. 



Fig. 18. Inferior surface of the nymph, magnified 2 diameters, showing the large size of the 

 head and organs of manducation. 



Fig. 19. The imago Melo'e in one of the cells of Anthophora, inclosed in its pseudo-larva- 

 skin. 



Fig. 20. Adult female of Sty lops aterrimus vel Melittte, highly magnified. A. Ventral sur- 

 face of thorax. B. Abdomen, a. Mandible, b. Labial plates and mouth, c. The 

 vulva, or outlet of the female organs. 1, 2, 3. The three thoracic segments united. 

 a. The adult female : — natural size. 



