Plate XII.

Doryphora decemlineata (Family Chrysomelidæ).

Figs. 151-152. Equatorial plates of spermatogonia, 36 chromosomes—35 large, 1 small.

153. First spermatocyte, synizesis stage.

154. First spermatocyte, synapsis stage.

155-158. First spermatocyte, spireme stages.

159. First spermatocyte, spireme segmented and split.

160-163. First spermatocyte, prophases.