THE BIOLOGICAL REVIEW. 



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October 30. 9 B, dead, c? B, dead. cT A, still alive ; he 

 appears to be a little interested in food, but is unable to eat. 



October 31. cJ 1 A, dead. None of them appeared to suffer 

 pain ; they passed away very quietly. 



In her first burrow 9 A, ovaposited 1,607 ova; in her second, 

 956 ; in the third, on the surface, 113 ; in all, 2,676. 



In her first burrow 9 B, ovaposited 1,327 ova ; in her second 

 1,123 5 an d in her third, 97 ; in all, 2,547. 



Both 9 s were full average size, and fine, perfect specimens. 

 When captured, each 9 was' accompanied by a cf , as is usual 

 in this species. I took up the two 9 s, put them in my 

 collecting box, and sat down to watch the excited endeavors 

 of the gTs to find their mates. They crawled for several 

 minutes as rapidly as they could about the spot where their 

 mates had disappeared, but they soon became very dejected- 

 looking animals, and, climbing a few inches up spear grass 

 culms, they remained perfectly still, apparently waiting for 

 something to turn up. So I picked them up, and on placing 

 them in the box with their mates there was a glad reunion. 



The ova were about -04' in length and -oi' in diameter, 

 semi-transparent and of a pale straw color. I returned them to 

 their respective burrows, carefully covered them, and put the 

 cage away for the winter, intending to have a hive of bees ready 

 in the spring, in which to place the Melee larvae, so I could con- 

 veniently watch their habits and development until reaching 

 adult life. I expected the larvae to appear about the 1st of 

 May, but on March 17, I found them crawling everywhere over 

 the cage, and many had escaped and were gone. The usually 

 published measurements and engravings were found to be 

 correct, although some difference in the size of specimens was 

 noted. 



They usually remained perfectly still until some slight dis- 

 turbance was made, such as the tap of a finger on the cage, 

 when they immediately exhibited the most intense nervous 

 excitement, rushing about with great rapidity, moving their 

 limbs and antennae with remarkable rapidity. I tried to feed 

 them on honey, on beeswax and on bee bread, but they would 

 not touch either of them ; they did* not exhibit the slightest 



