OHAKACTEBISTICS OF LARV^ OF ANOPHELINA. 



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Theobald writes (vol. iii, p. 10) : "It will be noticed that 

 by these characters (i. e. his generic features) a natural 

 grouping is formed, and that it, in the main, tallies with what 

 we know of grouping them by their larval structure. I do 

 not think that the minute structural differences in the larvge 

 should be taken as of greater value than specific characters ; 

 but it is of interest to find that classification by certain larval 

 and certain adult characters give the same result.'' The 

 meaning of the last sentence is not quite clear, but from the 

 context generally it would appear to indicate that the generic 

 classification by scale structure is supported by the genera 

 having common larval characteristics. This must have been 



Either dendriform or penniforni. 



