G. 11. F. Nuttall 
107 
Larvae wliicb dropped off hedgehogs as gonjed nijviplm. 
Host 
Host main- No. of gorged 
No. of Date when tained at nymphs collected 
Lot put on host a temp, of on successive days 
Keiuarks 
Hedgehog X 17. x. 1906 10° C. 
Hedgehog 1305 16. x. 1912 14° C. 
13 
1 on day 25 
3 
i ) 
26 
6 
) J 
27 
5 
11 
28 
3 
' 5 
29 
2 
■) y 
30 
1 
5 3 
31 
21 
5 on day 32 
32 
3 3 
33 
81 
3 3 
34 
130 
3 5 
35 
106 
3 3 
36 
34 
3 3 
37 
125 
3 3 
38 
91 
3 3 
39 
9 
3 3 
40 
47 
3 3 
41 
23 
3 3 
42 
17 
, , 
43 
5 
33 
44 
23 
3 3 
45-46 
Progeny of females re¬ 
ceived 6. V. 1906 from 
Prof. Gosio, Kome. 
Progeny of females re¬ 
ceived from Algeria. 
728 
Hedgehog 1305 29.viii. 1912 14-5° C. 1 on day 35 
5 3 ,, 39 
1 ,, 40 
1 „ 41 
_„ 42 
12 
Nijnq^hs which dropped off unfed from a hedgehog on 5. xi. 1912 were placed upon 
another hedgehog after the lapse of 78 days, the nymphs appearing lively: 1 gorged 
nymph dropped off the host on 7. ii. 1913, the 16th day. 
Adults placed on a calf 16. ii. 1912. Females dropped off gorged and fecundated after 
6-8 days. Adults placed on a calf 1-5. v. 1912. Females dropped off gorged and fecun¬ 
dated after 7-8 days, the host being maintained at a temperature of 16-19° C. 
