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hole, fig. 22, /;., which, compared to the 

 thickness of the larva, seems much too 

 small for it to go through, but where the 

 head can pass through, the body will 

 easily follow. Fig. 23, shews the larva 

 creeping and stretched, and fig. 24. bent 

 and lying on its back. These larvae look 

 much like those of the earth-chafers of 

 the first class, but they have not the 

 grey bag at the end which these have, 

 they have the same light ochre-yellow 

 colour and transversal foldings, and their 

 round head is also shining and brownish 

 red, on the first segment are two spots 

 of the same colour. The legs of the 

 body are wanted in this larva ; instead of 

 these there are small warts on all the fold- 

 ings of the under part, and on both 

 sides, and on the three first segments are 

 six very small, hard, conspicuous claw 

 feet, which serve the larva to creep on a 

 flat surface though very slowly, for 

 which reason it endeavours directly to 

 work itself into the ground, and when 

 out of the nut, is always found under 

 ground. 



