Cerocomae, Mylabres and Zonites 



was soft, white, big-bellied, blind, with rudi- 

 mentary legs. Similar results were furnished 

 by the shed skin of the secondary larva of 

 Zonitis mutica, consisting, like the other, of 

 a bag without an opening, fitting closely over 

 the pseudochrysalis. 



Let us continue our examination of the 

 relics of the Burnt Zonitis. The pseudo- 

 chrysalis is red, the colour of a cough- 

 lozenge. It remains intact after opening, 

 except in front, where the adult insect has 

 emerged. In shape it is a cylindrical bag, 

 with firm, elastic walls. The segmentation 

 is plainly visible. The magnifying-glass 

 shows the fine star-shaped dots already ob- 

 served in the Unarmed Zonitis. The stig- 

 matic apertures have a projecting, dark-red 

 rim. They are all, even the last, clearly 

 marked. The signs of the legs are mere 

 studs, hardly protruding, a little darker than 

 the rest of the skin. The cephalic mask is 

 reduced to a few mouldings which are not 

 easy to distinguish. 



At the bottom of this pseudochrysalidal 

 sheath I find a little white wad which, when 

 placed in water, softened and then patiently 

 unravelled with the tip of a paint-brush, 

 yields a white, powdery substance, which is 

 uric acid, the usual product of the work of 

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