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small. Fed larva much distended, broader in front; the capitulum also dis- 

 tended as a conical anterior projection. Length 4.00, width 2.5. 



Salmon and Stiles (1901), p. 410, state: 



Some of our specimens of this species show a pupa-like stage. They are about 4 mm. 



Fig. 9. Otobius megnini (Duges). A, larva, dorsal view. B, larva, ventral view. C, 

 Capitulum, dorsal view. D, Capitulum, ventral view. From Salmon and Stiles (1901). 



