1941] 
Larviform Female Lamprophorus 
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retain evidences of a rather complicated pattern of surface 
sculpture, indicating that aside from molting the pigmented 
layer of the cuticle, no metamorphic change in the integu- 
ment takes place. The legs of the larva (Fig. 1,C) are of 
the usual form, with three joints and a single, simple claw. 
The leg of the adult female (Fig. 1,F) is a true imaginal 
structure with the coxa, trochanter, femur and tibia de- 
veloped in more or less normal proportions and there is a 
five-jointed tarsus bearing two large, dentate claws. 
Fig. 1. Lamprophorus sp., details of larva and adult female. 
A, head of larva from below; B, antenna of larva; C, leg of larva; 
D, head of female from below; E, antenna of female; F, front leg 
of female. 
The antennae (Fig. 1,E) are but little longer than in the 
larva, but are clearly six- jointed. In this connection it is 
of interest to note that the males of Lamprophorus exhibit 
a shortening of the antennae through the disappearance of 
several apical joints and shortening of the basal ones. 
The presence of numerous spheroidal eggs about three 
