= Oocytes, mated females o = Oocytes, virgin females ■ = Degenerating oocytes, virgin females 
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AGE OF FEMALE (DAYS) 
Fig. 9. Oocyte development in mated and virgin females of Blaherus. 
Each point represents one individual. Females of B. craniifer were mated 
when 1 to 16 days old. Females of B. giganteus were mated at 19 to 35 days 
of age and all were ovipositing when their oocytes were measured. 
