. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. SOUTH AriUCAN BAGWORMS. 219 H e 1 i c h r y s u m p a r V i f 1 o r u 111. These are attached crosswise, at right angles to the long axis of the bag. These sticks being longest at the middle part of the bag, and both ends being without them, the outer contour of the bag is rendered somewhat spherical. This appearance is accentuated by the lower two-thirds of the bag being covered with a layer of silk, covering the little twigs so as to leave only the poin
. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. SOUTH AriUCAN BAGWORMS. 219 H e 1 i c h r y s u m p a r V i f 1 o r u 111. These are attached crosswise, at right angles to the long axis of the bag. These sticks being longest at the middle part of the bag, and both ends being without them, the outer contour of the bag is rendered somewhat spherical. This appearance is accentuated by the lower two-thirds of the bag being covered with a layer of silk, covering the little twigs so as to leave only the points exposed. Text-kig. Monda major Heylaerts. Bag from which moth has emerged. X 0-9 (after Junod)._ b. External view of male bag. X 1'8. c. Male bag in vertical section, showing cocoon. X 1"8. D. Female bag in pupation stage. X 1'8. E. Female bag in vertical section, showing pupa. X 1'8. f. Full- grown female larva (setae not showing), x 4. When pupation time approaches, the male spins a cocoon in the form of an inner column of silk, attached to the upper and lower end of the bag but free in the middle. Female Bag.—This is considerably larger than that of the male (text-fig. 22, d, e). It averages 16 mm. in length by 10 mm. in width; is more oval in shape, with both ends truncated. Tlie construction of the bag is the same as that of the male, with the exception that the outer webbing covers nearly the entire bag, leaving only the neck (upper pai't) 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 Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Council. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : Council of the Natal Museum
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