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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 12. 
Fig. 1. Photomicrograpli of female L. brunneus, with ovipositor fully extended ; magnified 
7 diameters. 
2. Two eggs in situ in a piece of mahogany. 
3. Photomicrograph of an egg, 12-16 hours old. 
4. Photomicrograph of a mature es;°;. 
(Fig. 1 by C. GuNNS ; figs. 2-4 by A. M. A.) 
