IHE TASMANIAN NAT UR A List. 
Perhaps the most remarkable of all the 
gall forming insects are the sptries of 
Frenehia (a genus named after the genial 
Victorian entomologist), the species of 
wlrlch attack the easuariuas, or she-oaks. 
There are two species of this genus 
known, one from Sydney, where it ap¬ 
pears to be very rare, the other from 
Victoria and Tasmania. The latter spe¬ 
cies is known as Frenehia casuarinae, and 
frequently kills branches of she-oaks. Its 
larvae, when young, are in appearance 
much like those of other members of tin 
family, being provided with three pairs 
ot ’.egs, a pair of compound eyes, and a 
pair of antennae. After leaving their 
A—Larva of Frenehia oasuarinse, with legs, eyes and antenna;, and capable of free motion. 
B—Second stage as enclosed in gall, and having lost legs, eyes and antenna 1 . 
C—Third stage. 
D—Fourth or wad-like stage, with removable cap. 
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