. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. PLATE 34 Larva and pupa of Lavliygma exigua, enlai'ged approx. x 2. A. Typical segments of green type of larva, lateral aspect. B. Typical segments of dark olive-black type of larva, dorsal aspect. C. Typical segments of brown type of larva, lateral aspect. D. Lateral aspect of larva, dark olive-black type. E. Pupa, lateral aspect. F. Typical segment of larva, showing setae. Reproduced from painting by Charles M. Dammers. PUPA Length, 15 mm. Fusiform, the abdomen tapering regularly to the poin
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. PLATE 34 Larva and pupa of Lavliygma exigua, enlai'ged approx. x 2. A. Typical segments of green type of larva, lateral aspect. B. Typical segments of dark olive-black type of larva, dorsal aspect. C. Typical segments of brown type of larva, lateral aspect. D. Lateral aspect of larva, dark olive-black type. E. Pupa, lateral aspect. F. Typical segment of larva, showing setae. Reproduced from painting by Charles M. Dammers. PUPA Length, 15 mm. Fusiform, the abdomen tapering regularly to the pointed cauda. The surface is smooth and glistening, and apparently bears no setae. Color, light chestnut. When first formed, the wing cases are translucent green, but gradually be- come concolorous with the body. Spiracles, dark brown. Eyes, deep brown. Pupation takes place under the soil. The pupa is shown on Plate 34, fig. E. The recorded foodplants include sugar beets, garden beets, peas, potato, onion, corn, chili pepper, asparagus, lettuce, cotton, castor bean, wild tobacco, sunflower, lambs quarters, salt bush, grasses, pigweed and mallow. Many other plants will probably be added to this list. The recorded parasites are Apantelcs grcnadcnsis Ashm., Apanteles laeviccps Ashm., Frontina archippivora Williston, Canipolctidea caradrinae Vier., and Ophion bilincatits Say. LITERATURE CITED Egg, larva, pupa, Dyar. Can. Ent. 6:65. Life hist. Essig. Oal. Hort. Bull. 2:162. Fig. 145. Egg, larva, pupa. Essig. Inj. and Benef. Insects, Calif. 400: Fig. 400. Egg, larva. Chittenden. Farmer's Bull. No. 856, p. 30. Fig. 30. Larva. Essig. Ins. of West. N. Am. p. 686. Larva. Crumb. Bull. Bklyn. Ent. Soc. 22: (1) 50. Life hist, notes. Campbell and Duran. Mo. Bull. Dept. Agr. Cal. 18 (4) 267-275. Figs. Egg. Campbell and Duran. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 32:48. 1. 2. 3. 1894. 1913. 1915. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1917. 1926. 1927. 1929. 8. 1930. 178. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page imag
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