A Survey of the Scorpion Fauna of South Africa. 
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examined the numerous newly-born progeny of the same mother in three or 
four distinct species of scorpion, and found exactly the same state of affairs. 
The following tables show the number of pectinal teeth found in the 
individuals of a small unselected series of adult or subadult specimens 
of 0 pisthojphthalmus latimanus and in the individuals amongst a batch of 
newly-hatched young of Hadogenes whitei, all taken from the same parent. 
Number of Pectinal Teeth in an Adult Female of Hadogenes trichiurus 
whitei Purcell, and her Newborn Young. 
Eight side. Left side. 
Adult female 12 . 13 
Six young ones ..... 13 . 13 
Four „ 12 . 12 
Two „ ..... 12 . 13 
One „ 13 . 12 
One „ ..... 12 . 14 
One „ 14 . 13 
One „ 11 . 12 
One „ 11 (?) . 13 
Two „ 16 . 17^ 
Two „ 17 . 16 
Two „ ..... 17 . 17 
Two „ ..... 16 . 15 
Two „ 15 . 16 
One „ 16 . 16 
One „ 17 . 15 
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Number of Pectinal Teeth in Adult or Subadult Examples of Opisthoph- 
thalmus latimanus Koch, from Eastern Cape Province. 
Eight side. Left side. 
Three females from Springvale 
. 12 
12 
One female from Mimosa 
. 12 
12 
Three females from Springvale 
. 11 
11 
Three 
. 12 
11 
One „ „ 
. 11 
12 
One „ „ 
. 13 
13 
One „ 
. 13 
14 
One female from G-len Lynden 
. 13 
14 
One female from Alicedale . 
. 13 
11 
One male from Springvale . 
. 15 
16 
One „ „ 
. 14 
16 
One male from Brakkloof 
. 17 
17 
One male from Schurfteberg 
. 15 
15 
