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males. While he was watching, one of the males ran up to her, 

 clasped her, and served her, followed at short intervals by each 

 of the others. 



The female and her three suitors are now in Mi'. Aliraham's 

 collection. 



It might Avell be that, owing to the great difterence in size 

 between tlie sexes in this genus, such a procedure is necessary in 

 order to fully fertilize her eggs, but I do not think it has been 

 previously noted that to do so the services of more than one 

 of the other sex has been required. 



