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times in the young and juicy twigs. The number of 

 eggs which a female is able to lay is about thirty. 



The young larvae bear much resemblance to the 



FIG. 93. Helopeltis antonii, enlarged 5 times. 



a, The larva in the nymph stadium. 



ft, Female seen from above. 



c, Female seen from the side (notice the pin-like dorsal proeessus on the scutellum. 



adult insect, but are yellower in colour, and the pin- 

 like proeessus is not yet developed. 



The whole development takes about two or three 

 weeks, while the lifetime of the adult insect lasts not 

 less than two and a half to three months. 



