14 Amblyomma dissimile 
Engorgement of larvae {average temperature 82*0° F.). 
Larvae placed on 1. xii. 15 10. xii. 15 I 
crapaud f average period 14 days. 
Dropped engorged 17. xii. 15 22. xii. 15 ] 
Engorgement of larvae [average temperature 80-1° F.). 
Larvae placed on 22. vi. 17 12. vi. 17 12. vi. 17 
crapaud 
Dropped engorged 1. vii. 17 29. vi. 17 23. vi. 17 
5. vi. 17 
14. vi. 17 
22. v. 171 . , 
I average period 
I 15-2 days 
3. vi. 171 
Moulting of larvae (average temperature 82-0° F.). 
Dropped engorged 23. xii. 15 30. xii. 15 
Ecdysis complete 7. i. 16 13. i. 16 
7. i. 16 
19. i. 16 
21. i. 
2. ii. 
average period 15 days. 
Longevity of larvae (average temperature 82-0° F.). 
Isolated 
Died 
23. xi. 
14 ii. 
The greatest longevity observed was 84 days*. 
Engorgement of nymphs (average temperature 82-0° F.) 
Placed on crapaud 8. i. 16 8 i. 16 14. ii. 16 
Dropped engorged 21. i. 16 24. i. 16 2. iii. 16 
10. iii. 16) 
27. iii. 16 1 
average period 15-3 days. 
Engorgement of nymphs (average temperature 80-1° F.). 
Placed on crapaud 27. vii. 17 23. vii. 17 4. vii. 17 10. vii. 17 18. vii. 17) average period 
Dropped engorged 4. viii. 17 1. viii. 17 18. vii. 17 24. vii. 17 1. viii. 17^ 11-3 days. 
Moulting of nymphs (average temperature 82*0° F.). 
Dropped engorged 24. i. 16 
Ecdysis complete 9. ii. 16 
3. iii. 16 
18. iii. 16 
13. iii. 
27. iii. 
10 j 
101 
average 15 days. 
Nymphal longevity (average temperature 82-0° F.). 
Isolated in tube 
Died 
9. ii. 16 
18. v. 16 
10. ii. 16) 
18. v. 161 
average 99-1 days. 
Engorgement of adults (average temperature 82-0° F.). (Unfertilized females.) 
Placed on crapaud 14. ii. 16 20. iii. 16) ... , . 
_ , , ... average 31-1 days. 
Dropped engorged 19. in. 16 18. iv. 16) 
Engorgement of adults (average temperature 80* 1° F.). (Unfertilized and 
fertilized females. The fertilized ticks took slightly longer.) 
Placed on crapaud 26. iii. 17 26. iii. 17f 26. ii. 17 26. ii. 17 26. ii. 17f) average 
Dropped engorged 3. v. 17 5. v. 17 11. iv. 17 4. iv. 17 12. iv. 17 1 51 days 
Adult longevity (average temperature 80-1° F.). (Two unfertilized females.) 
$ B 
16. iv. 16 ) api i a 
average 461T days 
25. vm. 17 & J 
$ A 
Isolated in tube 16. iv. 16 
Died 17. vi. 17 
* The larvae were kept in glass tubes stuck in damp sand as previously described, 
t Fertilized. 
