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IN NATURE, vol. xvi. p. 502, I called attention to some observations and experiments of mine on the pupation of several species of Nymphalidœ and Pieridœ, the results of which were: (1) That, in the species referred to, a connection (larvo-pupal ligament) exists between the larva-skin and the chrysalis which is the sole support of the suspensus chrysalis during the final process of pupation, namely, during the extraction of its tail from the larval skin and fastening the anal hooks in the supporting silk; (2) That, this ligament is not confined to the Suspensi, but exists also in species of the Succincti where it has not the same function to perform; and (3) That nevertheless, in these latter cases, when other support is withdrawn by cutting the girdle before pupation, this ligament is capable, in the majority of cases, of fulfilling the same office as it does in the Suspensi.
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OSBORNE, J. On the Pupation of the Nymphalidæ. Nature 19, 507 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/019507a0
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