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Bionomics of Pediciilus 
TABLE I. Ft 
V o 
)f Bediciilus huinauus (vestimenti). 
Insects in the larval stage were taken from a stock box and reared until maturity in separate boxes. The $$ were kepi 
(approximately 7 hours). The used for the first pairings matured on 23 Dec. 1915 and died on 24 January 1916 (lib 
kept in separate boxes. None of them hatched. I 
The boxes containing the $$ and eggs were carried in a waistcoat pocket during the day; at night they were in still close 
Refer¬ 
ence No. 
of ? 
Date when 
? iiiaturetl 
Date wlien 
the S was 
added 
Copulation 
observefi 
Date of 
removal 
of ^ 
Days 
counting from maturity of the $ to tliat on wliicli egg 
Ist 
2nd 
3rd 
4tii 
jtli 
6tli 
7tli 
8th 
9th 
loth 
11th 
12tli 
13tli 
14th 
15th 16t' 
1 
23. XII. 
15 
23. XII. 15 
— 
24. XII. 15 
— 
— 
— 
— 
8 
10 
4 
6 
5 
6 
7 
7 
4 
10 
4 lO' 
o 
23. XII. 
15 
24. XII. 15 
— 
25. XII. 15 
— 
— 
— 
— 
5 
7 
4 
7 
3 
7 
8 
8 
3 
7 
7 6 
3 
23. XII. 
15 
25. XII. 15 
26. XII. 15 
26. XII. 15 
— 
— 
2 
— 
fi 
4 
5 
5 
7 
4 
10 
6 
7 
3 
7 (j 
1 
4 
23. XII. 
15 
26. XII. 15 
— 
27. XII. 15 
— 
— 
1 
— 
— 
11 
5 
7 
6 
3 
11 
8 
5 
7 
! 
3 i 
5 
23. XII. 15 
27. XII. 15 
— 
28. XII. 15 
— 
— 
2 
— 
4 
1 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
6 
24. XII. 
15 
28. XII. 15 
— 
29. XII. 15 
— 
— 
— 
2 
3 
5 
6 
5 
(i 
7 
10 
3 
6 
7 
1 
10 ; 
7 
24. XII. 
15 
29. XII. 15 
29. XII. 15 
30. XII. 15 
— 
— 
— 
3 
3 
4 
4 
5 
6 
6 
5 
8 
5 
6 
7 {■, 
8 
25. XII. 
15 
30. XII. 15 
— 
31. XII. 15 
— 
■— 
— 
2 
3 
2 
3 
4 
3 
6 
2 
6 
3 
2 
3 
9 
26. XII. 
15 
31. XII. 15 
1. I. 16 
1. I. 16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
3 
3 
6 
4 
5 
7 
8 
6 
2 
5 
10 
26. XII. 
15 
1. I. 16 
— 
2. I. 16 
— 
— 
2 
3 
5 
1 
4 
6 
1 
5 
5 
3 
6 
5 
1 
11 
28. XII. 
15 
2. I. 16 
— 
3. I. 16 
— 
— 
1 
3 
4 
6 
5 
6 
6 
5 
9 
9 
2 
6 
5 
12 
28. XII. 
15 
3. I. 16 
— 
4. I. 16 
— 
— 
— 
1 
2 
4 
4 
3 
4 
3 
7 
4 
5 
3 
2 
13 
30. XII. 15 
4. I. 16 
— 
5. I. 16 
— 
— 
1 
4 
5 
3 
7 
8 
5 
8 
4 
6 
10 
7 
^ ! 
14 
1. I. 
16 
5. I. 10 
5. I. 16 
6. I. 16 
— 
1 
3 
4 
4 
5 
6 
8 
5 
6 
8 
7 
6 
7 
10 i ■! 
15 
G. I. 
16 
6. I. 16 
6. 1. 16 
10. I. 16 
— 
— 
— 
5 
3 
4 
7 
2 
10 
3 
8 
4 
7 
8 
5 1 
16 
10. I. 
16 
10. I. 16 
10. I. 16 
13. I. 16 
— 
— 
— 
3 
3 
7 
8 
5 
6 
6 
10 
4 
6 
9 
4 
17 
13. I. 
16 
13. I. 16 
— 
15. I. 16 
— 
— 
3 
5 
4 
5 
7 
7 
4 
10 
4 
7 
8 
8 
0 1 
" » 
18 
15. I. 
16 
15. I. 16 
— 
19. I. 16 
— 
— 
— 
5 
7 
6 
7 
8 
4 
8 
(i 
10 
8 
6 
8 i 
19 
19. I. 
16 
19. I. 16 
19. I. 16 
20. I. 16 
— 
— 
— 
3 
5 
5 
7 
7 
4 
8 
7 
6 
10 
2 
10 I 
20 
20. I. 
16 
20. I. 16 
— 
22. I. 16 
— 
— 
3 
5 
5 
7 
6 
8 
5 
3 
8 
3 
9 
8 
« 1 
21 
22. I. 
16 
22. I. 16 
— 
23. I. 16 
— 
— 
1 
4 
5 
6 
7 
6 
7 
7 
6 
10 
— 
9 
6 * 
:8 
# 
J 
Note. The figures in heavy type indicate that these eggs were kept in separate boxes from those laid earliein I 
of laying before this test was made was progressively shortened in order that the o{)portu ty i 
