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Some Solitary Wasps of Texas. 
September 9th, caterpillar all eaten up except head and tail. 
Fig. 9 shows full grown wasp larva with a remnants of a devoured 
caterpillar together with a fresh caterpillar for comparison. 
IV. No. 61, September 5th, caterpillar moves both ends slightly. 
September 8th, egg dead. Caterpillar nearly dead ; only extreme 
ends capable of slight movements on irritation. 
Y. No. 72. September 18th, first four and last three segments 
movable; has turned pink. 
September 22d, head end responds to stimulation. 
September 26th, posterior end jerks when pinched. Anterior end 
is shrinking. 
September 27th, posterior end still alive, anterior end stiff. 
YI. No. 73, September 18th. Head and last two segments move 
a little on stimulation. 
September 22d. Several anterior segments respond to stimula- 
tion. 
September 25th. Dead. 
