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of these insects have a striking resemblance to the caterpillars of 

 Lepicloptera. They can only be distinguished from them by a great 

 globular head, not hollowed out, and by their abdominal legs, in 



Fig. 379.— Larva of a Saw-Fly. {Tenthredo). 



Fig. 380.— Lophyrus pini 



general to the number of more than ten. They are called false 

 caterpillars (Fig. 379). Most of them, when touched, erect them- 

 selves and move about in a threatening manner. They spin a silken 

 cotoon before changing into pupae. The Lophyrus pini, which 

 devours the leaves of pine trees, belongs to this family (Fig. 380). 



