. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 1916 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 125 far, and doubtless a direct result of the unusual earliness of the past season, the previous year's (1914) date being about two weeks later. When about to moult for the last time the pupae crawl out of the gall chambers, and settle on a needle, the head facing the point of the needle. The puj)a is reddish in colour with an outer coat of wax. 'J'his outer covering begins to split from the head down tlie middle ul' the back, the complete operation of moult- ing lasting


. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 1916 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 125 far, and doubtless a direct result of the unusual earliness of the past season, the previous year's (1914) date being about two weeks later. When about to moult for the last time the pupae crawl out of the gall chambers, and settle on a needle, the head facing the point of the needle. The puj)a is reddish in colour with an outer coat of wax. 'J'his outer covering begins to split from the head down tlie middle ul' the back, the complete operation of moult- ing lasting some ten minutes. When the moult is completed the cast skin, a ghostly replica of its former occupant, is left hanging to the needle. j^ "**'. Ll',:.:1s cf glands, var. co'.re.'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society


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