REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 1898 235 
Record of eggs deposited by two elm-leaf beetles « 

FEMALE IN VIAL FEMALE IN TUMBLER 
DATE CLUSTERS OF TOTAL. CLUSTERS OF TOTAL 
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NUMER IS te eros saa ctaetaye Li ighs ol 3 pithy His iS 63 
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UME, US jase ssrscecteses LOs Sez 1427) 40 
IN BION eeme-to cee eee 25925 30), 30 
IMMER 7 ees too tinte ats Ok ne cie cha we ose ee 32) 32 
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SUMEEZONS os swesciy= so 265305 10,26 36 
INES POs Gacsoa sade SHee 26 8 3036 
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]WONO'Gs pais ee een Gah Ch ua Bie 135 205032) 00 
June 28 (ead) scan eae te tome decree chee (dead) 4,17 21 
431 623 
It will be seen that from June 1 to 11 there were usually deposited 
between 15 and 47 eggs every other day. The r2th being Sunday, I 
did not attend to the beetles, but from there being two or more clusters 
found with each on Monday, it is probable that one or more were depos- 
ited the preceding day. ‘The record shows that from either the 12th 
or 13th there was a marked increase in the number of eggs laid till 
the 23d, there being, as a rule, from 8 to over 40 deposited daily. In 
the case of the one confined in the vial, the record shows a discrepancy, 
which is greater than the facts warrant. I was unable to attend to the 
jnsects on the 18th, consequently it appears as though two days during 
this period had been skipped by one beetle and one by the other, 
whereas it is probable that but a day passed without the beetle in the 
vial depositing eggs and that the other really presents an unbroken record 
in this respect. During this short period of 10 or 11 days there were 
deposited over half of the total number of eggs produced during the 28 

a The examinations were made asa rule, between 8.30 and g a. m., though occasionally, when 
eggs were seen in the afternoon, they were recorded at the time indicated in the table. The 
dates falling on Sunday are in italics and as a rule no observations were made then. 
