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Is Necrophylus the Larva of Pterocroce 
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ham offers the following comment on Roux’s drawing of 
Necrophylus arenarius : “The drawing referred to is evi- 
dently incorrect in several details. The position of the front 
legs is wrong and the shape of the body is not fully indi- 
cated, whilst a slightly enlarged drawing of the head shows 
a structure of the mandibles and antennae not found in the 
Fig. 1. Larva of Necrophylus arenarius Roux ( Pterocroce 
storeyi Withycombe) After Eltringham. 
specimens examined by the writer, nor evidently in those 
described by Schaum.” And Withycombe disposes of Roux’s 
species in a foot-note : “I am not able to identify this larva 
with Necrophilus arenarius Roux. Roux’s figure and de- 
scription are totally inadequate, and seeing that Nina cho- 
