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Experiment No. IV. — cont. 



March 19. — 10 p.m. Female fed fully. No eggs to-day. 



„ 22. — 7-8 a.m. Eggs found this morning — Batch IV. Female refused to feed ; 

 again refused at noon. 8-9 p.m. Female fed. 



„ 24. — A freshly hatched male added. 



„ 25. — 1-2 p.m. A few eggs found — Batch V. Female refused to feed. 8 p.m. 

 Female found dead on the water in the jar. 



N.B. — For the temperatures during this experiment see Experiments Nos. II & III. 



Experiment No. V. 



March -l.-^One female Stegomyia fasciata, just hatched, and one male hatched on 28th 

 February isolated in a glass jar imder the usual conditions. Fed only 

 on honey. 



„ 8. — Male dead : replaced by another, newly hatched. 



,, 21. — Male dead : replaced by another, newly hatched. 7-8 a.m. Arm offered 

 for the first time ; female fed. 



„ 24. — Eggs laid this evening between 5 and 7.30 p.m. — Batch I. 7.30 p.m. Female 

 fed fully. 



,, 27. — Eggs laid between 6 and 8 p.m. ; more laid later — Batch II. 8-9 p.m. Female 

 refused to feed on my arm. 



„ 28. — 7 a.m. Female fed fully at once. 



,, 31. — 7 a.m. Eggs found this morning — Batch III. Female fed fully. 



April 2. — No eggs at 8 p.m., but eight found at 9 p.m. — Batch IV. 9 p.m. Female fed 

 on my arm. 



„ 3. — 7 a.m. No more eggs laid. 



„ 4. — 7 a.m. A few eggs present — Batch V. Female fed. 



., 6. — Nine eggs laid between 2 and 4 p.m. ; no more by 8 p.m. — Batch VI. 

 8-9 p.m. Female fed. 



„ 8. — Eggs found at 7 a.m. — Batch VII. 12-1 p.m. Female refused to feed on 

 my arm. 8-9 p.m. Fed slightly. 



„ 9. — 8-9 p.m. Fed more fully. 



,, 12. — 1-2 p.m. Female refused to feed on my arm. No eggs at 6 p.m. ; nine or 

 ten at 7 p.m., and a few more by 8 p.m. — Batch VIII. 8-9 p.m. Female 

 fed. 



„ 15. — Eggs laid between 4 and 6.30 p.m. — Batch IX. 8-9 p.m. Female fed. 



„ 16. — Female very feeble ; fell into the water at the bottom of the jar, but was 

 rescued. 



„ 17. — 6-7 a.m. Eleven eggs found — Batch X, and the female, dying, beside them. 

 Female died in the afternoon. 



N.B. — For the temperatures during this experiment see Experiments Nos. II & III. 



