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paper, with an aperture towards the lower end. 

 The insects have the sagacity to fix them to 

 the underside of the leaf, so as to cause it to 

 bend and form a natural roof. The building is also 





FIG. 33. View of exterior of nest of Myrapetra scutellaris. 



made to follow the shape of the supporting foliage, 

 being round or oval under large broad leaves, long and 

 slender under linear* leaves, and its size is always 

 carefully limited, so that the leaf projects on all sides. 

 When the comb is full it appears that a second stage 



