170 



iySECT.'< fNFESTL\(; THE OH APE. 



larva or gnib, having the first segment of its body hirger than 

 any of the others.] 



This larva (Fig. 148) is of a creamy-white color, with a pale 

 bluish line along the back ; the first segment is as long or 

 longer than the next three combined ; the body tapers gradu- 

 ally from the third segment backward ; the head is brown, and 

 the legs are minute. It is supposed to pass three years in the 

 larva state. When fully grown it measures about three inches 

 in length ; it theri deserts the roots and forms a smooth cavity 

 in the earth, wherein to undergo its transformations. The 

 perfect beetle appears in about three weeks after the change 

 t(i the pupa form (Fig. 14V)) has taken i)lace. 



Fi^r. 148. 



V\'j:. 14S. — Lai'va nf r>i-(ia(l-ncckr(l Pi-ionns — coldi-, yclldw- 



h-\vhite. 



Fig. 149. Fig. 150. 



Fiii. 14*.). — Pu]ia of liroad-iK^rkcd I'l'ionus — c<)K)r. ycUowish- 

 whilc 



Fiir. 1")(). — I'ltiatl-iifckcd l'rii)iius — cdlnr. brownish-bhick. 



