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200 THE PARASITES OF THE HONEY-BEE. 
these and two others in addition, which are intermedi 
The whole subject of the metamorphosis of this beetle : 
revision, but Fabre states that the larva, soon after ent 
the nest of its host, changes its skin and assumes a 
larva form (Plate 4, fig. 9), which somewhat resem jle 
larva of the Goldsmith beetle (P. 187, fig. 2). 
who with Siebold has carefully described the mets 
ses of Meloë, does not mention this stage in its 
ment, which he calls “pseudo-chrysalis.” It is motio 
the head is mask-like, without movable appendages, 
feet are represented by six tubercles. This is more 
speaking the semi-pupa, and the mature pupa grows 
its mask-like form, which is finally moulted. This 
however, according to Fabre, changes its skin anc purn 
a third larva-form (Plate 4, fig. 10, from Newport). 
some time it assumes its true pupa form (Plate 4, fig. 11. 
Newport), and finally moults this skin to appear as & 
(Plate 4, fig. 7). 
Fabre has also, in a lively and well-written account, 
a history of Sitaris, an European beetle, somewhat T 
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drops from the body of the bee upon which it has been 
and feasts upon the contents of the freshly laid egg 
eating this delicate morsel it devours the honey 
of the bee and changes into a white cylindrical, 1 
less grub, and after it is full-fed, and has assumed 
“pupa” state, the skin, without bursting, incloses à 
hard “pupa” skin, which is very similar in outi 
former larva, within whose skin is found a WAM 
which directly changes into the true pupa. In 
state this pupa in the ordinary way changes to 4 
belongs to the same group of Coleoptera as Meloe. 
not but think, from observations made on the 38° 
the wasp, two species of moths, and several other 
