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males and apterous females in Lepidoptera. Can we have 

 winged females and apterous males in Hymeuoptera ? " 



The name Apocrypta s ignifies " hidden," and is given to the 

 insects in allusion to their custom of lying concealed within the 

 fruit. Another genus of Fig-gnats is called Sycocrypta, which 

 signifies " something that is hidden in figs." Several species are 

 known, all differing greatly in shape, but the present species is 

 a good example of their general aspect. They are very tiny, the 

 length of this insect being about equal to that of the letter "1." 

 There is a full description of them in the Entomologist for 

 October 1871. 



Apocrypta paradoxa. 



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