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In the evening the temperature had sunk to — 8° C. and the 

 Chionea, kept in the veranda at a temperature considerably be- 

 low freezing, was sitting on the earth. On November 26, it was 

 still alive sitting on the earth on that side of the cage directed 

 towards the outer, colder side of the veranda. For several days, 

 as the writer was ill, no observations were made. The Chionea 

 was kept alive in the hope that some day a male specimen could be 

 found which would make it possible eventually to obtain copula- 

 tion and eggs. The weather was moderately cold and the cage 

 remained in the glass veranda. 



On November 29, after it had been raining all night, a very warm 

 but cloudy day followed. The snow everywhere was sinking to- 

 gether. The Chionea remained quiet for the whole day hiding in 

 a corner. In the evening, when the temperature had sunk again 

 below freezing (-2^° C), the door of the veranda was kept open and 

 the Chionea was seen creeping slowly about on the earth of the 

 cage. 



On December 2 (melting weather) , snow was placed in the cage, 

 the Chionea being active most of the time. At 1 p. m., the tem- 

 perature had arisen to 6° C, and the Chionea was very lively, run- 

 ning about in its cage. On December 4, a violent "Foehn" — 

 storm set in, and, unfortunately, no trace of the Chionea could be 

 found, the strong wind having blown the cover partly from the 

 cage, which permitted the insect to escape. It had lived ten days 

 in captivity, apparently without taking any food other than snow- 

 water. 



My disappointment over the loss of my interesting object of 

 observation was great, and it was with mixed feelings when on 

 December 7, after an abundant snow-fall, I found two male Chionea, 

 at about 11 a. m., on the snow, somewhat below the spot where the 

 two previous specimens had been found. These males were both 

 larger than the first one found on November 22, and very lively. 

 In spite of a careful search, no females were found and the hope of 

 bringing about a copulation had to be abandoned. The two males 

 perished within the next few days and no further specimens could 

 be obtained. 



On December 8, the first of the males died in consequence of ex- 

 posure to sunlight. As the fresh snow-fall was followed by bright, 

 sunny weather, the temperature in the glass veranda and in the 



