EXPLANATION OF PLATE VIII. 



-1'IIEXOPTERA GOSSYPII. 



Fig. i. Larva inside stem of cotton-plant. 

 „ 2. Larva, magnified. 

 ,, 3. Pupa in cocoon, inside stem, x 3. 

 „ 4. Pupa, ventral view, magnified. 

 „ 5. Beetle, magniin d. 

 .. 6. Beetle. 



7. Hymenopterous parasite. 



(The lines alongside the figures show the i.aturil siies. 1 



