EXPLANATION OF PLATE 13. 



Alcides bubo. 



Fig. 1. Stem cut open, showing eggs deposited in it (x H). 



Fig. 2. A single egg, magnified ( x 33) 



Fig. 3. Newly-hatched larva ( X 30). 



Fig. 4. Full-grown larva ( x 10). 



Fig. 5. Stem attacked by larva, showing galls. 



Fig. 6. Stem cut open, showing larval workings { x I3). 



Fig. 7. Pupa, magnified ( x 8). 



Fig. 8. Adult beetle ( x U). 



Fig. 9. Pair of beetles (x li). 



Fig. 10. Beetle, side-view ( x 5). 



Fig. 11. Beetle, dorsal view (x5). 



Fig. 12. Chalcidid parasite { x 10). 



