EXPLANATION OF PLATE IX. 



Fig. i. — Fidia viiicida Walsh ; A, adult; B, pupa ; C, larva. Lines 

 indicate natural length, a, head of larva from above; <6, mandible; 

 c, antenna ; d, head of larva from beneath ; e, maxilla ; f, labial palpi. 



Fig. 2. — a, ovipositor of female, showing lateral view of extended 

 terminal joint, with ova in oviduct;" b, vertical view of extended 

 ovipositor ; r, ditto, with terminal section retracted. 



Fig. 3. — Appearance of leaf attacked by adult. 



Fig. 4. — Eggs as deposited under bark by female, the bark being 

 partly removed. 



Fig. 5. — Appearance of root, attacked by larvte. 

 Fig. 6. — Section of small root from Fig. 5. 



Fig. 1 was drawn by Mr. Otto Heidemann ; Fig. 2, a, b, c. by Miss 

 Freda Detmers; Figs. 3. 4, 5, 6, by Miss V. D. Cunningham. 



: Fig. 2 a, is drawn from amputated ovipositor of female, taken in the act of 

 ovipositing, and the pressure necessary to prevent her from retracting it may have 

 had something to do with the position of the egg. 



