EXPLANATION OF PLATE IX. 

 PHIDODONTA MODESTA. 



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'A, B, one day old. 



.C, just before hatching. 



2. Newly hatched larva \ 3. 



3. Larva in mine in cane-leaf. 



4. Full-grown larva x 3. 



5. Pupae x 3. 



A. Immediately after emergence from pupa \ 3. 



, „ B. Fifteen minutes after emergence from pupa v :. 



(.. Be ■ ' v 



I C Thirty ., „ v 3. 



1 1 Sixty ,. ., \" 3. 



7. Beetle showing disposition ol spines. 



