16 



3 had fragments of 



far from being ready for spawning. No 



egg capsnles on the set^e of the swimmerets, and from this 



hatching had probably taken place quite recently. 



Number of Eggs and their Size. — The number of eggs 

 carried by nine berried females, ranging in size from 12 to 

 16 cm., has been determined by counting. The number is 

 found to vary according to the size of the female, except in an 

 individual of 15 cm., which carried a smaller number than two 

 measuring 1 3 and 14 cm. respectively. The eggs carried were 

 in all cases dark green in colour. 



In all cases the ovaries were quite small in bulk, and extended 

 to the beginning of the second abdominal segment. They were 

 light yellow in colour in Nos. 1 to 8, No. 1 containing a small 

 number of dark green eggs situated over the left oviduct. In 

 No. 9 the ovaries were light green, and the eggs they contained 

 were quite small, a number of them being of the following sizes, 

 •66 X -54, -66 X '46, '62 x '46, '58 x '58 and 'o X '5 mm. 



The spermathec^ of Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 were examined, 

 and were found to contain a few sperms situated above a hard 

 yellow substance. 



Some of the eggs carried by Nos. 2, 5 and 7 were measured. 

 The commonest size was 1*5 X 1"4 mm. Others were found to 

 measure 1'6 X 1*5, 1*6 x 1*4, 1'5 x 1-5 and 1*4 X 1-3 mm. 



J\L\TURITY OF Males and Females. — A number of males with 

 spermatophores leaving the deferent ducts or in the penes have 

 been observed, the smallest being 10 cm. in length. The 

 following are the months when they were found, and the sizes 



