152 
JOSEPH HALL BODINE 
TABLE 5 
Shoicing the water content and the percentage losses in body weight, water, and 
solids in Melanoplus f. rubrum during starvation. Top figures denoting 
losses ivithout water and loiver ones those with water 
TIME 
PEKCENTAGE OF 
INITIAL BODY WEIGHT 
\Va 
ter 
Loss 
n wt. 
Loss in H2O 
Loss ir 
solids 
cT 
9 
cf 
9 
& 
9 
cf 
9 
grams 
hours 
0.20-0.25 
24 
73.9 
73.8 
7.2 
2.2 
8.0 
5.2 
4.6 
+6.6 
( 
24 1 
71.3 
10.9 
14.0 
2.5 
0.25-0.30 < 
69.5 
76.7 
13.1 
12.8 
18.1 
9.4 
+1.2 
21.7 
48 1 
63.5 
76.3 
22.6 
8.7 
33.4 
5.4 
+7.5 
17.7 
72 1 
65.7 
28.3 
36.3 
6.3 
- 
74.1 
9.2 
8.5 
11.3 
24 J 
70.0 
73.8 
13.4 
13.3 
17.5 
14.1 
2.1 
11.2 
69.1 
10.9 
14.7 
+5.3 
0.30-0.35 < 
48 1 
65.9 
72.5 
69.2 
20.6 
8.7 
20.2 
28.7 
9.7 
26.0 
+2.1 
5.3 
3.3 
.{ 
68.8 
22.5 
27.1 
9.6 
. 
70.9 
11.7 
14.7 
3.2 
24 1 
67.7 
72.6 
13.4 
15.8 
20.9 
15.5 
+7.6 
18.1 
70.1 
10.5 
14.7 
+1.9 
0.35-0.40 < 
48 1 
64.4 
71.2 
70.8 
75.1 
22.8 
8.6 
25.7 
2.5 
32.7 
11.8 
27.5 
+1.0 
+5.7 
+0.9 
20.9 
11.8 
72 { 
63.4 
66.1 
25.2 
24.6 
35.8 
31.0 
+4.8 
7.2 
- 
70.5 
74.2 
11.6 
15.6 
15.5 
13.4 
0.0 
20.9 
( 
24 1 
71.9 
13.7 
12.5 
16.7 
68.2 
11.9 
15.3 
3.8 
0.40-0.45 ' 
48 1 
67.5 
71.3 
23.0 
9.4 
26.6 
8.7 
14.5 
10.6 
72 1 
66.2 
24.8 
29.7 
12.2 
. 
68.4 
18.6 
27.8 
19.0 
.{ 
67.2 
17.0 
23.8 
+1.4 
66.1 
13.7 
22.1 
+8.9 
0.45-0.50 
J 
65.6 
69.5 
24.6. 
12.4 
32.5 
16.6 
2.9 
0.7 
J 
64.7 
26.4 
34.9 
2.9 
66.5 
15.3 
10.3 
+23.0 
