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PLATE XXXVII. 



DiAGKAM H Stage for moult of metacarpo-digital VII., or g, and cubital remex II., 

 or (/', repeated. Here the conditions are reversed to those of diagram D. 

 In this specimen it is the hand-portion which is in arrear, while the cubital 

 portion is in advance. 



DiAGSAM F. Intermediate phase of moult for metacarpo-digital remex VIII., or // 

 (in arrear on both wings in this specimen), and its equivalent on the cubital 

 portion remex III., or h' . This forms a case of transition from g to h. 



Diagram G. Showing stage of moult for li, hand-portion, and 7i', cubital portion, in 

 perfectly normal condition. Also early indication for the moult of metacarpo- 

 digital IX., or i, the next stage, on the left-side wing. 



Diageam H. Shows the moult for metacarpo-digital remex IX., or i (abnormally in 

 arrear in this specimen), and its equivalent remex IV., or i', on the cubitus. 

 Stage of transition from h to i. 



