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is its ceasing to continue in that coild posi- 
tion in which it originally lay at the bottom 
of the cell, and extending itself along its 
whole length, with its head in the direction 
of the mouth of the cell. The head begins 
toappear from the inert looking mass, having 
a small protuberance, probably the rudiment 
of the proboscis; the first lineaments of the 
feet also appear, though of diminutive size. 
After the head is formed and the proboscis 
prolonged, all the other parts display them- 
selves successively, and the worm is changed 
to the perfect insect, except that its outer 
covering is yet white and soft, and has not 
that dark scaly texture which, as a proper 
coat of defence, it afterwards acquires. By 
this transformation the larva becomes divest- 
ed of its cocoon, which is attached so closely 
to the internal surface of the cell, that it ap 
pears to form part of its substance, and adds 
considerably to its thickness. These linings 
are sometimes found, to the number of seven 
or eight, adhering |to the sides of the cell, 
and often have an injurious effect, diminish- 
