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PLATE III. 



Fig. 12. Front of head of male Sycophaga, with antenntti and 

 mandibles in situ, seen from below. 



13. A mandible and base of antenna of male, from below. 



14. Antenna of male, from below. 



15. Extremity of abdomen of male, with penis retracted. 

 16 and 17. Ditto, with penis more or less exserted. 



18. Three of the curved spines of the male claspers. 



19. Fore leg of male. 



20. Mesothorax and middle leg of male. 



21. Hind leg of male. 



22. Fore leg of female. 



23. Middle leg of female. 



24. Hind leg of female. 



PLATE IV. 



25. Fig of Ficiis Carica, natural size. 



26. Larva of Blastopliaga grossoruni, Grav., from Mont- 



pellier, highly magnified. 



27. Pupa of female. From Corfu. 



28. Pupa of male of ditto. From Corfu. 



29. Pupa of female of ditto within a pericarp of the fig. 



30. Female of ditto escaping from a pericarp. 



31. Male of ditto introducing the extremity of its generative 



organs into a pericarp. 



32. Male of ditto seen from above. 



33. Ditto, more strongly magnified, seen sideways. 



34. Abdomen of ditto, with the male organ entirely retracted, 



drawn from mounted specimen (seen transparently). 



35. Abdomen of ditto, with the male organ fully protruded, 



drawn from living specimen. 



36. Extremity of the male organ, detached. 



37. Fore leg of male, highly magnified. 



38. Middle leg of ditto. 



39. Hind leg of ditto. 



PLATE V. 



40. Head of female Blastophaga, seen from beneath, with 



mandibles and one appendage in situ. 



41. Ditto, seen from above, with mandibles and antennae 



removed. 



42. Part of front of head of male and one mandible. 



43. Part of front of head of female with the mandibles 



removed, showing the notched socket on each side for 

 insertion of base of mandibles. 



