G. H. F. Nuttal] 
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The time the tick remains upon the host {personal observations). 
Host main¬ 
Number of gorged 
No. of 
Date when 
tained at a 
ticks collected on 
Lot Host 
put on host 
temp, of 
succeeding days 
Remarks 
Larvae. 
1 Hedgehog 
12. VI. 1905 
17° C. 
18 on day 3 
333 ,, 4 
120 ,, 5-6 
10 „ 7 
2 
15. VI. 1905 
17° C. 
10 ,, 4 
151 ,, 5 
707 ,, 6 
330 ,, 7 
78 „ 8 
61 ,, 9-10 
3 
8. VIII. 1905 
16° C. 
36 „ 4 
477 „ 5-6 
142 ,, 7 
66 ,, 8-9 
40 ,, 10 
15 „ 11 
4 
17. XI. 1905 
10° C. 
10 „ 21 
— 
5 
28. XI. 1905 
12° C. 
21 „ 13 
30 ., 15 
18 ,, 16 
6 
19. XII. 1905 
12° C. 
2 „ 7 
7 „ 8-13 
5 ,, 14-19 
7 Babbit 
2. VI. 1905 
17° C. 
3 „ 13 
5 „ 14 
4 „ 15 
8 
(). VI. 1905 
17° C. 
116 „ 7 
119 ,, 8 
30 „ 9 
Nyiiqilis. 
1 Hedgehog 
29. vn. 1905 
20° C. 
152 by day 12 
— 
•2 
3. XII. 1905 
12° C. 
33 ,, 25-27 
— 
19. XII. 1905 
12° C. 
4 on day 13 
1 „ 14 
1 „ 20 
(34 lost). 
4 
22. I. 1906 
8° C. 
1 „ 32 
1 ,, .33 
(22 lost). 
5 
17. III. 1906 
11° C. 
7 „ 11 
11 „ 12 
4 „ 13 
4 „ 14-17 
8 „ 18-20 
11 ,, 21-29 
(5 lost). 
6 ,, 
11. IV. 1906 
12° C. 
7 „ 9 
(33 lost). 
7 
14. V. 1906 
13° C. 
3 „ 7 
10 ,, 8 
4 „ 9 
(13 lost). 
Adults ( ? ). 
1 Hedgehog 
9-11. IX. 1905 
12° C. 
1 ,, 14 
1 „ 17 
3 „ 18 
Put on \vi 
males, uoi 
lost. 
