14 BULLETIN 892, U. §. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
April 1022222522 ee ee eee 29 
April 12..~-2232202 2338 Se ee ee 
April 14. 2_¢. 22) 22S ee ee eee 15 
April *1( 22 22 ee ee eee eee sige i 
April 192s Se ee ere, Seer ee oe A ee ee ee 29 
April 2245 22 8 ae eee Ee ot ees 35 
April :26 2.22 2 2 oe SE a 9 
April 30.2 5) 2 a oe ee oe ee ee 31 
Way 0 Sh ES 2 ee ae ee 
Total number_ot eges-deposited= === ss 22a eee 288 
This beetle died May 15. 
As previously noted, she was confined 
without a mate, but had evidently been impregnated previous to 
March 24, as all her eggs hatched. 
On May 9, 1911, an overwintered female was captured in the field 
and confined in a cage without a male. 
Eggs were deposited as 
follows: 
Eggs deposited. 
jE gad | ee ee Reta eee opt Re So See eS ee 14 
1.4 I es gs Bl Re ern ee et Cate eee eer oe Gee) bi ey Oy eA bh 18 
WE ey a A ET ce eae sn al ea a oe 
iY (ag 5 Yrs ce eer te tape eet ii St PIE eG 2 es pe Ae Las a Se 20 
DVR ay SEG ca Re ee rn Le 
UY) (Cp aif G's Wl aie Rte aire lenge ge aed ee eg SE ie we 40 
a.) Ie geet A eet mein ans. Ope teint wk Colson een SBS oh he Ee 15 
MER yao fa gies adit RB Is lye BS eet oe ae ears 10 
IM yao 4 eS Sere aS OES ee ene ae dy Pag oahome re re ak NS ae 
Mayi25 2 Oe eee 21 
Mary 2 ees oC ee 7 RIN RSS rs ee a eer 11 
NM asy = 2 ae 2a ee alm EN ARG Soltis 99 ee y  ie S 16 
INES sos ae oe eR el = pee OS Ties cura i a emer 32 
BAL 1 6 = many iit i ee Regge cope ee a ew iamee oe at ee 22 
B00 sooner le ieee Od ee Oe I a ee gd Sa en ee ee 13 
RRM A ih a Nee Rea ee ae cee 17 
a UNINC 5 ke ak as pk ei le ce 8 
June -G— (2 a= st aa © Sag ar I 58 
June 28—Oes it Fe Seek FS ee Ree ae 26 
June S10 eee pup tty Sa SAR ee OS eit tte ie eke Leni amas Aa; 
eV UNTO 5 UD eho US EL ie ee a ie oe Ce ee 6 
A AUN: aes i Seeman Serna eae Gree Se ee eR a ee 6 
Bl 5 gd 6-0 Stns ireet a ore ie enriere NasaLE OT ys Dame GEE OT ae re er t 
Total numberOf “ergs 22 552 ae ae Se ee 440 
HISTORY. 
The beet leaf-beetle was first described by Thomas Say (7) in 
1824 under the name of Galleruca puncticollis, from Mississippi and 
Arkansas. 
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