﻿Cocoon 
  Softening 
  in 
  soyne 
  Agrotids. 
  441 
  

  

  T. 
  fimbria, 
  June 
  17. 
  

  

  7.'30 
  (G.M.T.). 
  Found 
  a 
  pupa 
  with 
  abdominal 
  segments 
  

  

  extended. 
  

   8.12. 
  Began 
  to 
  emerge, 
  and 
  in 
  80 
  seconds 
  (1.20) 
  

   8.13.20, 
  it 
  reached 
  angular 
  stage 
  and 
  became 
  quite 
  

  

  quiescent, 
  fluid 
  exuding 
  from 
  base 
  of 
  labial 
  

  

  palpi 
  . 
  

   8.16.10. 
  Globule 
  large, 
  moth 
  became 
  active 
  and 
  left 
  

  

  pupa 
  case 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  seconds. 
  

  

  Agrofis 
  comes, 
  June 
  25, 
  1919. 
  

  

  9.10. 
  p.m. 
  (G.M.T.). 
  A 
  pupa 
  has 
  abdominal 
  segments 
  

   extended 
  . 
  

  

  9.50. 
  In 
  the 
  course 
  of 
  about 
  30 
  seconds, 
  forced 
  itself 
  

   out 
  of 
  the 
  pupa 
  about 
  5 
  mm. 
  w^ith 
  tibio- 
  

   femoral 
  joints 
  of 
  first 
  and 
  second 
  pairs 
  of 
  legs 
  

   projecting 
  in 
  triangular 
  manner, 
  and 
  at 
  once 
  

   a 
  globule 
  of 
  fluid 
  began 
  to 
  exude 
  from 
  mouth, 
  

   the 
  moth 
  being 
  absohitely 
  quiescent, 
  and 
  was 
  

   of 
  some 
  size 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  two 
  minutes. 
  

  

  9.54. 
  The 
  globule 
  is 
  about 
  4.5 
  mm. 
  in 
  diameter, 
  in 
  

   another 
  half-minute, 
  the 
  moth 
  became 
  sud- 
  

   denly 
  active 
  and 
  rapidly 
  completed 
  emergence, 
  

   the 
  drop 
  falling 
  away 
  at 
  9.54.30. 
  

  

  A. 
  comes, 
  June 
  17. 
  

  

  10.20.20. 
  p.m. 
  (G.M.T.). 
  Breaks 
  pupa. 
  

   10.21.20. 
  Reaches 
  angular 
  position, 
  and 
  fluid 
  appearing. 
  

   10.22. 
  Considerable 
  olobule. 
  

  

  10.23.50. 
  Globule 
  falls 
  off. 
  

   10.24.40. 
  Small 
  drop 
  of 
  fluid. 
  

  

  10.25.5. 
  Rushes 
  out, 
  palpi 
  adpressed 
  backwards, 
  

   antennae 
  beneath 
  winas. 
  

  

  A. 
  comes, 
  June 
  17. 
  

  

  9.46.5. 
  p.m. 
  (G.M.T.). 
  Breaks 
  pupa. 
  

   9.47.5. 
  Fluid 
  appears. 
  

   9.47.20. 
  Reaches 
  resting 
  position. 
  

   9.49.0. 
  Rushes 
  out. 
  

  

  