For Lepidoptera I can strongly recommend "Jahncke's Patent Round Boxes" with glass lids. They may be obtained from any chemist, or from Messrs. Sharland & Co., Wholesale Druggists, Wellington.

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Metrosideros scandens.

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Hyperparasite is an animal parasitic in a parasite.

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"Host" is a term applied to any animal harbouring a parasite.

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Ovipositor, a boring instrument employed in depositing the eggs.

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