Fig. I Eggs of Hemidactylium scutatum, natural 

 size, clinging together and to moss by the adhesiveness of their 

 gelatinous envelops. Photographed with a horizontal camera, the 

 moss being suspended before it. 



Fig. 2 A few of the eggs shown in figure i enlarged to show 

 gelatinous envelops and the manner in which the outer envelops 

 fuse when the eggs are in contact. 



Fig. 3 Dead female, Hemidactylium scutatum, 



posed on her eggs. The eggs are here considerably more scattered 



than when found. The basal constriction, gular and dorsal folds 



are evident. 



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