Natural history of animals; . HYMENOPTERA: SAWFLIES. 15 I bushes, producing woody galls. One of the largestspecies is the Willow Gallfly ; its galls are found atthe end of basket willow twigs. Boring Sawflies. The Boring Sawflies have a long body; the hindbody is blunt and ends in a horny point. Extendingfrom beneath the hind body is a long, saw-like, and. Fig. 262. — Boring Sawfly, or Pigeon Tremex. powerful borer, used to make holes in trees, in which tolay their eggs. The larvae live in tree-trunks. True Sawflies. The females of the trueSawflies have an ovipositorcomposed of two saws, en-cl
Natural history of animals; . HYMENOPTERA: SAWFLIES. 15 I bushes, producing woody galls. One of the largestspecies is the Willow Gallfly ; its galls are found atthe end of basket willow twigs. Boring Sawflies. The Boring Sawflies have a long body; the hindbody is blunt and ends in a horny point. Extendingfrom beneath the hind body is a long, saw-like, and. Fig. 262. — Boring Sawfly, or Pigeon Tremex. powerful borer, used to make holes in trees, in which tolay their eggs. The larvae live in tree-trunks. True Sawflies. The females of the trueSawflies have an ovipositorcomposed of two saws, en-closed between two hornypieces, which serve as asheath. These saws are pro-jected and withdrawn when Fig ^_ FiMf^ Sawflythe insect is cutting a place Enlarged.
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