^ lectore'ix. 
than in any others except those of the Moth and 
Butterfly tribe. ' ^ 
When the tinie arrives in which the Larve is to 
change into its next state, that orChrysalisj or^ as 
Linnaeus calls"'it. Pupa, it ceases to feed, and hav- 
ing placed itself in some quiet situation for the 
purpose, lies still for several hours; and then, by 
a kind of laborious effort, frequently repeated, di- 
vests itself of its external skin, or larve-eoat, and 
immediately appears in the very different form of 
a chrysalis or pupa. The Chrysalis or Pupa differs 
in the dilferent tribes of Insects almost as much as 
the Larve. In most of the Beetle-tribe it is 
furnished with short legs, capable of some degree 
of motion, though very rarely exerted. In the 
Butterfly tribe it is perfectly destitute of all ap- 
pearance of limbs, and has no other motion than 
a mere lateral bending or writhing when touched. 
In the Locust tribe it differs but very little from 
the perfect insect, except in not having the wings 
complete. In most of the Fly tribe it is perfectly, 
oval, without any apparent motion, or distinction 
of parts. In the Bees and other Insects of a si- 
milar cast, it is less shapeless than in that of Flies, 
exhibiting the faint or imperfect appearance of the 
