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jar containing wet mud and small-chopped earth worms. 

 No further food was given, but the mud was kept moist 

 by the addition of water. On November 11th and 13th, 

 1919, a male fl^' emerged ; on the 18th, a female. From 



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EXPLANATION OF TEXT FIGURES.* 

 Figs. 1 to :] — Tabanus paUipennis. I, mature larva; 2, pupa; 3, 

 view of 8th abdominal segment. 



*A11 figures were drawn for us by Mr. Hubert Jarvis, Assistant 

 Entomologist, Brisbane. 



