. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. NOTES ON THE EARLY STAGES OF MAMMIFRONTIA RILEYI BENJ. (LEPID.) By John A. Comstock This species was described by Dr. Benjamin in the Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, vol. 34, part 3, p. 208, 1935, mainly from material submitted by the writer. One of the paratopes was recorded as "E. O. Essig coll., on wild rye, Ventvira, ; Dr. Benjamin, on page 209 prognosticated the stem boring habits in part of a sentence wherein he stated: ". . indicating that t
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. NOTES ON THE EARLY STAGES OF MAMMIFRONTIA RILEYI BENJ. (LEPID.) By John A. Comstock This species was described by Dr. Benjamin in the Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, vol. 34, part 3, p. 208, 1935, mainly from material submitted by the writer. One of the paratopes was recorded as "E. O. Essig coll., on wild rye, Ventvira, ; Dr. Benjamin, on page 209 prognosticated the stem boring habits in part of a sentence wherein he stated: ". . indicating that the larvae are probably stem borers in grasses or similar plants . .'" A search in the environs of Los Angeles by several work- ers finally located them boring in the stems of Giant Rye Grass (Elvnius condcnsatus Presl.). ^lature larva, length 20 mm. Ground color, light PLATE 28 Mature larva (dorsal aspect) of Mammifrontia rileyi Benj., shown in the pupal chamber prior to final molt. The rye grass has been split and the upper section folded over to the right. Enlarged approx. x 4. Photo by Cobb. 122. 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 Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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