A study of the embryology of Corynodes pusis Marsh was decided upon in order that its development might be compared with that of Euryope terminalis Baly, which the writer had recently (1931, 1932) dealt with in considerable detail. Several features in the ontogeny of the latter species, including the maturation divisions of the female pronucleus and the method of formation of the mesenteron, had proved of interest, and it was felt desirable that further observations be carried out on some related species in order to determine if these phases were merely isolated developmental occurrences peculiar to Euryope terminalis, or if they would be recognized in similar stages of any other species of the Chrysomelidae.

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1935
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