410 



PROF. E. B. POULTON ON BREEDING 



It shoulcl*£urthermore be noted that some o£ the 13 specimens were much 

 worn, but the scales still remaining left no doubt that the bar had been 

 fulvous and not white. 



Family 6. 



Parent I. The female parent, of the infuscata form, was captured in Oni 

 Clearing, April 27, 1912. -Eggs were laid between April 30 and May 1, 

 and the butterfly died May 2. 



The eggs produced 42 female offspring, which emerged on the following- 

 dates. A single male lycia may have been accidentally introduced : — 



Dates of 



Emergence. 



1912, 



Female 

 infuscata. 



Female 

 lycia. 



May 29 



1 



2 





„ 30 



1 



1 



,, 31 



2 



5 





Unnoted 



17 



13^ 





Totals 



21 



21 



^ In addition lo tlie above, a single S lycia was found in this category. It is 

 3xcluded from the table because it seems probable that its appearance was due to accident. 



Family 7. 



Parent J. The female parent was captured in Oni Clearing, May 5, 1912. 

 This female is much worn, but there is no doubt that it is of the form 

 commiscta. The pale fulvous fore- wing bar is evident in the specimen. Eggs 

 were laid May 6, and the butterfly died May 8- 



The eggs produced J2 female offspring, of which 3 were commiwta and 

 9 lycia. The date of emergence, June 6, was only noted for a single lycia. 



Family 8. 



Parent K. The female parent^ of the form lycia, was captured in Oni 

 Clearing, May 7, 1912. Eggs were laid May 7, and the butterfly died 

 May 8. 



The eggs produced 28 female offspring, of which 7 were infuscata and 

 21 lycia. The dates of emergence were not noted. 



