Or lay eggs.

[12]

Scutellum: A horny plate situated on the mesonotum, usually somewhat triangular in form.

[13]

For life-history of this insect see page [73].

[14]

Mamestra composita, M. mutans, M. ustistriga, Erana graminosa, &c.

[15]

This genus, as represented in New Zealand, is often called Pyrameis.

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