SEASONAL HISTORY. 
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Table II. — Oviposition, feeding, and b ivjOi of life of individual male, and femnU h'tth.< 
of Fidia vif icidu in captivity during the summer of 1909 at North East, Pa.— Cont'd. 
Number of experiment. 
Date of emergence of beetles. 
Mated . 
First oviposit ion 
Eggs 
Second oviposition.. 
Eggs 
Third oviposition. . . 
Eggs 
Fourth oviposition. . 
Eggs 
Fifth oviposition 
Eggs 
Sixth oviposition. . . 
Eggs.......... 
Seventh oviposition. 
Eggs 
Eighth oviposition.. 
Eggs 
Ninth oviposition. . 
Eggs 
July 3 
July 14 
July Hi 
14 
July 9 July 10 
(July 12 
\ to 15 
July 22 
25 
July 25 
51 
July 28 
43 
July 30 
[July 14 
July 19 
19 
July 20 
35 
33 
2 
28 
5 
21 
7 
18 
Aug. 8 
15 
Aug. 13 
29 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
10. 
July 10 
July 14 
July 22 
23 
July 20 
48 
Julv 27 
26 
Aug. 3 
43 
Aug. 0 
24 
II. 
July 11 
Aug. 10 July 23 Aug. 14 Sept. 9 Aug. 14 
Aug. 23 July 24 Aug. 26 Aug. 22 Aug. 6 
July 22 
July 27 
22 
July 29 
15 
Aug. 3 
28 
Aug. 5 
25 
Aug. 8 
11 
Aug. 9 
11 
12. 
July 12 
July 28 
Aug. 3 
35 
Death of male. . 
Death of female. 
Days of feeding before oviposition, 
Times of oviposition 
Eggs per cluster: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Total number of eggs 
Length of life of male 
Length of life of female 
Aug. 25 
Aug. 23 
13.0 
1.0 
14.0 
14.0 
14.0 
14.0 
53.0 
51.0 
13.0 
9.0 
15.0 
29.2 
51.0 
263.0 
32.0 
45.0 
9.0 
2.0 
19.0 
27.0 
35.0 
54.0 
13.0 
14.0 
12.0 
5.0 
23.0 
32.8 
48.0 
164.0 
35.0 
47.0 
16.0 
6.0 
11.0 
18.6 
28.0 
112.0 
60.0 
42.0 
22.0 
1.0 
35.0 
35.0 
35.0 
35.0 
33.0 
25.0 
Number of experiment. 
15. 
Date of emergence of beetles July 12 July 27 July 27 
July 30 
Totals. 
Mated 
First oviposition 
Eggs 
Second oviposition.. 
Eggs 
Third oviposition. . . 
Eggs 
Fourth oviposition .. 
Eggs 
Fifth oviposition 
Eggs 
Sixth oviposition. . . 
Eggs 
Seventh oviposition. 
Eggs 
Eighth oviposition.. 
Eggs 
Ninth oviposition. . . 
Eggs 
July 27 
July 28 
25 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
1 
22 
3 
35 
5 
19 
7 
16 
Aug. 11 
19 
Aug. 14 
18 
Aug. 19 
23 
Aug. 23 
23 
Aug. 6 
57 
Aug. 8 
43 
Aug. 9 
25 
Aug. 13 
8 
Aug. 14 
37 
Aug. 17 
46 
Aug. 19 
16 
Aug. 20 
19 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
6 
7 
20 
8 
22 
13 
4 
Aug. 18 
39 
Aug. 23 
28 
Aug. 23 
35 
Aug. 26 
20 
Sept. 10 
29 
Sept. 14 
23 
416 
2S0 
294 
I5S 
120 
52 
52 
Average. 
26.0 
'27.8 
25.5 
'26.' 7 
22.' 6 
24.0 
17.3 
19.0 
15.7 
Death of male. . . 
Death of female. 
Aug. 25 
Aug. 28 
Aug. 26 
Days of feeding before oviposition . 
Tiiiies of oviposition 
Eggs per cluster: 
Minimum 
Average 
Maximum 
Total number of eggs 
Length of life of male 
Length of life of female 
16. 0 
9.0 
36. o 
200. 0 
44.0 
10. 0 
8.0 
8.0 
31.4 
57.0 
251.0 
82. o 
30. 0 
Aug. 14 
Aug. 27 
Sept. 22 
Aug. 15 
11.0 I 
5.0 
4.0 
22. 6 
39. 0 
113.0 
18. 0 
31.0 
24. 0 
4.0 
20.0 
20. 7 
35. 0 
117.0 
54.0 
Hi. 0 
255 
71 
15.9 
4.4 
388. 3 
24. 0 
L781 
553 
582 
112.0 
38. l 
33. 1 
