. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. DIPTJSKA Oil TRUE I'LIKS. 205 sharp conical ovipositor, the end of the male is blunt. The female, by means of this tube, lays her black spindle-shaped eggs on the grass or near some plants—the greater the shelter the more they frequent it, hence we find these pests always most frequent in permanent pastures. They prefer damp spots. Fig. 99.—Crane-fly (Ti]niln uUracm). 1 and 2, Male and female; 8, ova ; 4, larva; 5, pupa. (Whiteliead.) to oviposit—in fact, most Tipulidse frequent damp and swampy places, some larvie
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. DIPTJSKA Oil TRUE I'LIKS. 205 sharp conical ovipositor, the end of the male is blunt. The female, by means of this tube, lays her black spindle-shaped eggs on the grass or near some plants—the greater the shelter the more they frequent it, hence we find these pests always most frequent in permanent pastures. They prefer damp spots. Fig. 99.—Crane-fly (Ti]niln uUracm). 1 and 2, Male and female; 8, ova ; 4, larva; 5, pupa. (Whiteliead.) to oviposit—in fact, most Tipulidse frequent damp and swampy places, some larvie living in water, even in Ijrine pools. The black ova of the crane-fly soon hatch out into the larvse. The adults appear twice a-year, one Vjrood in the spring and early summer, the second in the autumn. The larvas of the second brood live through the winter, and pupate in the 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and Sons
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