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Fig. 3. — Trophi, x 25 diam. ant, antenna; md., mandible; Ihr.^ 

 labium ; mx. , maxilla ; Ih. , labium ; Ih.p. , labial palp. 



,, 4. — Proleg of the second pair, x 50 diam. 



., 5. — Proleg of the fifth (terminal) pair, x 50 diam. 



,, 6. — Spiracle, and one of its vibrissas, x 100 diam. 



,, 7. — Albumino-oleaginous pellets, i.e., Cheese, x 50 diam. 



,, 8. — Cheese-Mite in the intestine, x 50 diam. 



,, 9. — Ovum of Cheese-Mite from ditto, x 50 diam. 



,, 10.— Tail of Larva of Puss-Moth. 



,, 11. — Antenna of Male Oak-Egger Moth. 



Drawn by Tuffen West. 



Plate YII. 



Fig. 1. — Larva of Coleopteron (Click Beetle), x 4 diam. 1 — 13 indicate 

 the segments composing it, 1 being the head ; 2, 3, 4, the 

 thorax (pro-, meso-, and meta-) ; 5 — 13, the abdominal 

 segments ; sp. sp. , spiracles ; p>ss- j prosternum ; pig. , position 

 of the large fleshy retractile tubercle ("proleg") employed 

 as a seventh leg in progression. 



2. — Head, x 10 diam. ant., ant., antennae; md., mandible; 

 mx. , maxilla ; mxp. , maxillary palp ; Ibr. , labrum ; lb. , 

 labium ; the labial palpi not seen, their position is just at the 

 outer angles of the labium ; o.o., minute eyes. 



3. — Feet of the third pair, x 10 diam., armed with strong, short 

 spines, and terminated each by a sharp claw. 



4. — Terminal segment, x 10 diam. 



5. — Outline sketch of Click -Beetle (Imago of Wire-Worm). 



6. — Animal of Barnacle or Acorn-shell, Balanus tintinnahulunif 

 X 10 diam. 



1 1, The first pair of cirrhi. 



2 2, The second ditto, and so on. 

 VI., the mouth ; st., stomach. 

 op., op., op., op., ovipositor. 



7. — Newly hatched Barnacle. 



8. — Outlines of part of Mouth of Haltica fusdpes (see also Fig. 1, 

 Plate VIII. ). md., mandible; mx., maxilla; the inner lobe 

 is furnished with a brush of short, stout hairs. The outer 

 lobe is barrel-shaped, and has some organs of taste appended 

 to it ; it is marked by mx, 2 I. mxp. , maxillary palpus ; 

 Ibr., labrum (upper lip), through this is seen lb., the labium, 

 with its Ib.p. , labial palpi ; mt. , mentum, on which the 

 labium is hinged at antenna. 



9. — Left hind leg from above, for comparison with — 

 10. — End of tibia from Haltica concinna, to show the strong, sharp 

 spikes terminating it ; this appears to me to indicate a pre- 

 eminently saltatorial species. 



Drawn by Tuflfen West. 



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