. Insect transformations . )S. When we first met with these pupa3, in-deed, we concluded they were galls, and were not alittle surprised to see large wasp-looking flies issuefrom them; but as they may be ibund in considerableabundance, it becomes easy to gratify curiosity andto confirm the facts just stated. It may not be out ofplace to remark, that several species of ichneumon. a, PiilKi of lildw Uy. h, the same magnified, c, head of pupa-riuin oiniiiMj to show the cast rniiiidibles. d, pupa ofsyrj/hus. VVP£ OF LADV-BrRD. iibO flies make reprisals upon them for their destruction ofthe helples
. Insect transformations . )S. When we first met with these pupa3, in-deed, we concluded they were galls, and were not alittle surprised to see large wasp-looking flies issuefrom them; but as they may be ibund in considerableabundance, it becomes easy to gratify curiosity andto confirm the facts just stated. It may not be out ofplace to remark, that several species of ichneumon. a, PiilKi of lildw Uy. h, the same magnified, c, head of pupa-riuin oiniiiMj to show the cast rniiiidibles. d, pupa ofsyrj/hus. VVP£ OF LADV-BrRD. iibO flies make reprisals upon them for their destruction ofthe helpless aphides. Swaminerdum observed eightof these parasites issue from one pupa of a Sijrplius* The lady-birds (^CoccindliiUe) glue their pupae toleaves in much the same manner with the flies justmentioned: but their skin, instead of becoming smooth,wrinkles up by the shortening of the body of thegrub; because it is not so soft and plia!)le, andcannot, therelbre, be compressed. The interior, how-ever, is Those insects which live during their first stagesin tlie water, exhibit a very different economy whenthey change from larvie into nymphs, as may beexemplitied in the jNIay-flies [EpInincridcK) and thedragon-flies [Libellulina). But as these will requireto be described in a future page, we shall content our-selves at present with an account of an interestingbut min
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