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men, so that fewer segments appear on that part 

 than above. The concavity of this organ is covered 

 by a terminal scale and bifid process, constituting 

 the tip of the abdomen on the upper part. On 

 raising this valve, an ovum, nearly of the size of 

 a pea, but of a more lengthened form, was dis- 

 covered lying in the cavity beneath; and on in- 

 specting farther into the cavity of the abdomen, a 

 great many more ova, exactly similar, were found, 

 to the number of five or six-and-twenty, some still 

 remaining in the upper part : these eggs are of a 

 slightly oblong shape, but flattened at one end: 

 they are of a brown colour, and marked all over 

 with numerous impressed points; and have on 

 one side a mark or double waved line, so disposed 

 as to represent a kind of cross, as if carved on the 

 surface: the flattened end is surrounded by a small 

 rim or ledge, and seems to be the part which opens 

 at the exclusion of the larva, since it readily sepa- 

 rates from the rest. On immersing some of these 

 ova in warm water, and opening them, the in- 

 cluded yolk, of a deep yellow colour, and of the 

 appearance of a transparent gum, was discovered; 

 and this, when burned, afforded the usual smell of 

 animal substances, but in some it was accompanied 

 by a slight degree of fragrance. It is perhaps 

 needless to observe that these mature ova clearly 

 prove the insect to be in its complete or ultimate 

 state, and not in that of a larva." 



Some insects of this genus, like the preceding, 

 are remarkable for the extreme, and even decep- 

 tive resemblance which their upper wings bear to 



