. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . tails. Family Gall-inhabiting Hymenoptera. The Gall-flies. Family Parasitic Hymenoptera. The Trigonalids. Family Trigonalichc. The Ichneumon-flies. Family Ichneumonida. The Stephanids. Family Stephanidae. The Braconids. Family Braconidse. The Ensign-flies. Family Evaniidae. The Chalcid-flies. Family Chalcididse. The Proctotrupids. Family Proctotrupidee. 142 REPORT OP THE COMMISSIONER OP HORTICULTURE. Family Tenthr-edinidse (Saw-flies). In this fam
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . tails. Family Gall-inhabiting Hymenoptera. The Gall-flies. Family Parasitic Hymenoptera. The Trigonalids. Family Trigonalichc. The Ichneumon-flies. Family Ichneumonida. The Stephanids. Family Stephanidae. The Braconids. Family Braconidse. The Ensign-flies. Family Evaniidae. The Chalcid-flies. Family Chalcididse. The Proctotrupids. Family Proctotrupidee. 142 REPORT OP THE COMMISSIONER OP HORTICULTURE. Family Tenthr-edinidse (Saw-flies). In this family the females areprovided with a pair of saws, which are concealed in a cavity of theabdomen when not in use. With these she cuts a slit in the leaves or stems of plants upon which she layher eggs, and it is this fact which givesits common name to this family. Thelarvae are small, slimy-looking insects,somewhat resembling caterpillars, butthey have from twelve to sixteen pro-legs, while caterpillars, with one ex-ception, have but ten. They are aserious pest upon plants infested bythem, and examples of this family.
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