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seminal pouch was distended. The corpora lutea was also present 
Towards the end of September I obtained more pupz just about to 
emerge, and these I examined. The ovaries were quite undeveloped. 
The receptaculum was very much reduced, and there was no sign of ova 
Fig. 10. Fic. 11. 
Immature female reproductive Mature female reproductive organs of 
organs of Hylobius abictis. Hylobius abietis. 
_£. Egg-tubes ; T.c. Terminal chambers ; 
O0.d. Paired oviduct ; O.d. Paired oviduct ; 
U. Uterus ; Ovum ; “tae ob 
R. Receptaculum seminis ; Uterus; a | 
d 
O 
U. 
B.c. Bursa copulatrix ; R. Receptaculum seminis ; / 
P. Vaginal palpi. c. Bursa copulatrix ; 
p. Vaginal plates ; 
P. Vaginal palpi. 
in the short egg-tubes (Fig. 10). Now this is the condition of the, ovaries 
in all the newly emerged females of Hylobiws which I have examined. 
A number of weevils, evidently belonging to a late breed, were examined 
in Tharandt in the month of June, and the stage of development was 
identical with the preceding. Accordingly Fig, 10 represents the ovaries 
of the newly emerged /ylobius, 
