ASSEMBLING. 



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Uxjperiment JSFo, 28, 

 July 26. At 8.50 A.M., one male moth, with three legs 

 removed, was placed on the experimental bench three feet 

 from four unfertilized females. At 9 a m., he flew to the 

 partially drawn curtain and remained there until 10.45, when 

 he flew down from the window and mated with a female. 

 At 11 A.M. his antennae were cut ofi", but this did not pro- 

 duce any appreciable efiect. They remained together until 

 11.30. After leaving the female, he remained inactive dur- 

 ing the rest of the day. 



Uxperiment JSTo, 29. 

 July 26. At 8.50 a.m., a male moth, with its wings 

 removed, was placed on the experimental bench at a distance 

 of three feet from four unfertilized females. At 10.20 a.m., 

 he approached rapidly within two inches of the females, but 

 eventually crawled away to a distance of three feet from 

 them. At 1.40 p.m., he was placed near a female on the 

 bench, but after a few minutes went away from her. At 

 2.05, he was placed within one foot of a female, and after 

 crawling slowly toward her, mated with her. 



Experiment jSTo, 30, 

 July 26. At 8.50 A.M., a male moth with both antennae 

 removed was placed three feet from four unfertilized females. 

 At 9, he had crawled a distance of one foot toward the 

 females. He remained quiet until 11 a.m., when he was 

 placed close to a female moth. He, however, paid no atten- 

 tion to her, and, up to 5 p.m., made no attempt to mate. 



JExperiment iVb. 31, 

 July 26. At 9.28 A.M., the antennae of a small male were 

 coated with sheUac and he was placed on the experimental 

 bench, at a distance of two feet from a number of females. 

 At 11.30, he had made no efibrt to mate with any of them. 

 He was then placed on a box containing a large number 

 of unfertilized females, but showed no animation. Other 

 males, with their antennae not coated, were continually hov- 



