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PROF. E. B. POULTON ON BREEDING 



Dates of 



Emergence 



1912. 



lycia. 



Male. 



Female. 



June 28 



1 ' 









„ 29 



42 



33 



„ 30 



4 







July 1 



2 







,, 2 











„ 3 











„ 8 



1 

 12 







Totals 



8 . 



^ This male became parent V, see below. 



- Two of these males became respectively parents X and Z, see pp. 4:14, 415. 



^ One of these females became parent Z', see p. 415. 



The series exhibited much variation in the extent of the black pigmenta- 

 tion of the fore-wing and the hind-wino- border. 



Family 17. 



Parents V, W. The male parent V, of the form lycia, was one of the 

 offspring, emerging June 28, of the mixed family of parents T, U. The 

 female parent VV, of the form lycia, was one of the offspring, emerging 

 June 30, of the all-female family of parents 11, Q. Pairing took place on 

 June 30. Eggs were laid June 30 and July 1, and the female parent died 

 July 4. 



The eggs produced 34 female offspring, all of the form lycia. The dates 

 of emergence were not noted. 



The family exhibits variation in pigmentation, but to a less extent than that 

 of Family 16. 



Family 18. 



Parents X, Y. The male parent X, of the form lycia, was one of the 

 offspring, emerging June 29, of the mixed family of parents T, U. The 

 female parent Y, of the form lycia, was one of the offspring, emerging 

 June 30, of the all-female family of parents R, Q. Pairing took place on 



