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the fbrmci', which is called the pupa, and 

 which I shall now describe : 



The upper part of this pupa is not 

 unlike the nuisk of a man's face. There 

 appears at the top something resembling 

 a pair of horns, and lower down on each 

 side, another pair of smaller ones ; then 

 follows an acute prominent nose in the 

 middle, and on both sides are seen 

 round globules like a pair of eyes ; in 

 some of them appear also some round 

 and oblong dots of an ochre-yellow 

 colour ; the other part consists of eight 

 joints witli seven pair of beautiful yel- 

 low and black spots, the third pair ot 

 which are the largest, the rest are gradu- 

 ally smaller, to the last by which the pupa 

 is affixed: all this is accurately figured in 

 fig. 7 and 8. The colour is dirty or dark 

 brown ; in the beginning, when the skin 

 is soft, but in a few minutes somewhat 

 lighter. 



This pupa seems to be quite lifeless, 

 but on being touched we soon perceive a 

 motion in it, and this is very necessary, 

 as it serves to keep off its enemies ; for 



