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THE BIOLOGY OF THREE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF MESOVELIA (HEMIPTERA-MESOVELIIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Clarence H. Hoffmann
Clarence H. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Kansas
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Egg.—The egg is described by Hungerford (11) as being “elongate-oval, with a curved neck terminating in a flat surface which marks the exposed end of the egg as it lies in situ in the stem of some plant”. It is white when first laid, but within a few days it becomes watery transparent as the embryo begins to take form. The deep red eye spots and segmentation appear two days before hatching. Measurements of ten eggs of this species show the average length to be .877 mm., the greatest diameter .268 mm., and the diameter of the exposed end of the egg to be .163 mm.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 64 , Issue 5 , May 1932 , pp. 113 - 120
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1932

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