. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. Fig. i6.—Tiphia Inomata. tr { Al'l,i « - K,) door, and in old holes in a board fence and inoiyoak'giin's' Walsh found one building its cell in the cavitv of a discarded spool. These wasps also sting caterpillars and store them in their cells. The insects of several of the families, although resembling in general appearance the other wasps, are p
. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. Fig. i6.—Tiphia Inomata. tr { Al'l,i « - K,) door, and in old holes in a board fence and inoiyoak'giin's' Walsh found one building its cell in the cavitv of a discarded spool. These wasps also sting caterpillars and store them in their cells. The insects of several of the families, although resembling in general appearance the other wasps, are probably parasitic m their habits. These are the SapygidiC, the Scoliidne, the Myzinid;c, the Tiphiidx, all well represented in this country, and the curious Thynnida; of Australia, South America and Africa By parasitic we mean that their larva- feed upon or within the living insects instead of such as have been paralyzed by the sting of the parent, or which are already dead. The "Tiphia wasps are para- sitic upon the big white underground grubs which are the larvx of the May beetles or June beetles, and the larva of Scolia has been found in Europe within the body of another beetle, and 3'. 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 Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950. Toronto : W. Briggs
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