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CHAPTER II.. The Influence of External Conditions on the Form and Structure

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THE INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL CONDITIONS ON THE FORM AND STRUCTURE OF LARVÆ.

Larvæ depend partly on the group to which they belong.--Wood-eating Larvæ.--Larvæ of Lamellicorns.--Larvæ depend also in part on mode of life.--Larvæ of Hymenoptera, of Sirex; of Tenthredo; of Ichneumons; of Bees.--Rudimentary legs of Bee Embryo.--Beetles, Weevils, Scolytus, Crioceris, Sitaris, Metamorphoses of Pteromalidæ. Platygaster, Polynema.--Influence of external conditions.--Developmental and adaptive Metamorphoses page 27-41

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