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which were born during the montli of April. Some of these Uved 

 several months in captivity, long enough at any rate to show that 

 the differences in their colouration remained permanent during: 

 that time. The number of young to which each female gave birth, 

 while in my possession, is not necessarily the total number of its 

 brood for the year, as some were probably born before I received the- 

 specimens.''' The results of the breeding were as follows : — 



No. I. — Large ? with 22 pregenital claw-bearing legs, the sides 

 and upper surface of the body almost entirely light brick-red, the 

 upper lateral dark stripes not developed on either side (colouration 

 type No. 1, p. 97). Gave birth to 7 young, viz. : — 

 2 with 22 pregenital pairs of legs | Colour of body brick-red, upper 



2 ,, 21 ,, ,, ) lateral dark stripes distinct. 



1 ,, 22 ,, ,, I Colour greenish black above, the- 



1 ,, 21 ,, ,, i lateral band above legs reddish.. 



1 ,, 22 ,, ,, Colour of body black. 



No. II. — Large ? with 22 pairs of pregenital legs, the sides and 

 upper surface of body light brick-red, but the superior dark lateral 

 stripes are distinct (colouration type No. 2, p. 97). Gave birth to- 

 10 young, viz. : — 



_ .^, _^ . , . „, f Colour of body light brick-red, 



with zl pregenital pairs oi legs ,, . i , i n , , • 



(.^ { the superior lateral dark stripes- 



" " " ( well marked. 



/ Colour of body brick-red at the- 



3 ,, 21 ,, ,, J sides along the lateral bands, 



1 ,, 22 ,, ,, J but with much more black on 



(. the upper surface. 

 No. III. — Large ? with 21 pairs of pregenital legs, the prevailing 

 colour of the upper surface of the body dark green intermixed with 

 some red, the light lateral bands above the legs on each side brick- 

 red (colouration type No. 3, p. 97). Gave birth to 9 young, all 

 with 21 pregenital pairs of legs, viz. : — 



7 brick-red in colour with the superior lateral dark stripes 



distinct. 

 2 brick-red at the sides along the light lateral bands above the 

 legs, but black intermingled with some red on the upper surface. 

 No. IV. — Large ? with 21 pairs of pregenital legs, colour of sides- 



* Mr. J. R. Ward has himself made various observations on the breeding, &c., 

 of P. moseleyi, and these have in part been published in Jour. Quekett Micr> 

 Club (2) vi., pp. 424-428, 1897, but I have not been able to see this paper. Mr. 

 Ward informs me by letter that he found that the young followed the mother in 

 the colouration of the body. 



