EXPEEIMENTS UPON ACH^A ENCEDON. 



Company 7. 

 The eggs hatched Feb. 1, 1911. 

 The eggs produced males and females both of infuscata and lycia: 



407 



Dates of 



Emergence. 



1911. 



infuscata. 



lycia. 



Male. 



Female. 



Male. 



Female. 



March 11 







4 





„ 13 



1 





3 





„ 16 



' 







1 



„ 18 









6 



„ 19 



1 



1 



7 



6 



Totals 



2 



1 



Families. — We now come to the series of 21 Families, in 19 of which 

 either the female parent or both parents are known. 



Family 1. 



Parents A and B, both of the form lycia, were captured in cop. by the 

 river at Idakun, 4 miles north-west of Oni, Dec. 1, 1910. The male A died 

 Dec. 4. Eggs were laid on the back of a leaf^ Dec. 2, and the female 

 parent fi was killed Dec. 4. The eggs had all hatched by Dec. 9. 



The eggs produced 48 female offspring, all of the form lycia, which 

 emerged at the dates shown in the following table. The dates of pupation 

 are also included : — 



Dates of 



Pupation. 



1911. 



Dates of 



Emergence. 



1911. 



Female 

 lycia. 



Jan. 1. 



Jan. 7. 



25 



9 



„ 8. 



12 



„ 3. 



„ 9. 



8 



„ 4. 



„ 10. 



3 





Total .... 48 



Family 2. 

 Parents C and D both of the form lycia (but it has already been pointed 

 out on p. 406 that the male was slightly suffused with fulvous). Both 

 parents belonged to Company 4, and both emerged and paired on Feb. 17. 

 Eggs were laid Feb. 18. 



