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usually polyanclrous, and in the case of the subject of this note, it is common 

 to find several males in each web. 



The greater importance of the females with polyandrous creatures and 

 her subjection among polygamous and monogamous ones may be verified 

 even among human beings and suggests philosophical reflections which, 

 however interesting, are. perhaps, out <>f place in a Journal devoted to 

 Natural History. 



0. E. 0. FISCHER 



L'oniBATOKK, June, 1910. 



No. XXV.— FURTHER NOTE ON THE SPIDER XEPHILA 

 M AC U LATA. 



In connection with certain points raised at the close of a note on the 

 copulation of the above spider, I would like to note that I have to-day (10th 

 June) found a young female in a small web spread between two bushes, 

 about three feet from the ground. 



From the following comparative measurements, it will be seen that the 

 individual was quite young : — 



Young. Mature, vide ' Arachninda,' 



page 217. 

 Total length . . 9 mm. 37 mm. 



Carapace .. 3 mm. 12 mm. 



1st leg . . . . 24 mm. 72 mm. 



4th leg . . ■ ■ 21 Ham. 64 mm. 



The young one seen to-day was found at an elevation of about 500 feet, 

 whereas the pair in copula were seen at nearly 3,000 feet, some 20 miles 

 from ; here. 



To-day's capture seems to show that the eggs are hidden somewhere to 

 tide over the dry season, and the young ones hatch out when there is 

 sufficient moisture and very soon build their webs. I may mention that 

 the adult pair found some days ago were on bushes in swampy ground 

 bordering a perennial stream and, therefore, in a permanently moist 

 atmosphere. 



Doni, South Malabar, 0. E. C. FISCHER. 



Wth June 1910. 



No. XXVI.— BIOLOGICAL NOTE ON APHNAEUS HYPARGYRUS. 



( With a Plate;) 



A. hypargyms (Butler) ia confined to N.-W. India, Sind and Afghan- 

 istan in particular. These notes were made on specimens captured on the 

 wing or bred from ovse at Hyderabad. Sind. In this place, the insect is 



