THE GULF COAST TICK. 137 
LIFE HISTORY. 
Observations on the biology of this species have been made by 
Lahille (1905), Hunter and Hooker (1907), Hooker (1908), and 
Newstead (1909). 
Fic. 10.—The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum: Distribution in the United States. The large 
dots show localities where the species has been: collected in our investigation. The small dots indicate 
the probable range of the species. (Original. ) 
The egg (Table LILl).—In May and September at a mean temper- 
ature of 74° F. oviposition commenced as soon as the third day 
after dropping. The largest number of eggs deposited by any one 
of the seven females observed was 11,265, the smallest number 
