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Table II. 
Showing results of experiments with fertilised females of M. acasta. 
No. of No. of 
experi- females 
ment used 
1 1 
2 I 
3 1 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
12 1 
13 1 
14 1 
15 1 
16 1 
17 1 
18 1 
19 2 
20 39 + 1(2 
21 139 + 1<2 
No. of Age of 
puparia female 
given in days 
1 2 
1 2 
1 20 
1 31 
1 5 
1 21 
1 31 
1 37 
1 48 
2 5 
2 
2 
2 
5 
2 
6 
5 
5 
6 
6 5 
6 5 
6 5 
6 5 
6 2 
6 2 
3 22 
6 36 
5 5 
4 21 
6 31 
6 37 
12 5 
12 21 
12 2 
6 5 
4 2 
34 4 
Results 
_A_ 
Infected puparia 
Non-infected puparia 
Length 
of life of 
female 
in days 
39 
(1) 2 (J + 56 9 on 39th day 
(1) 1(^ + 129+47 larvae on 35th day 
(1) 2 <2 +789 + 4 larvae on 36th day 
(1) 1 + 1189 on 28th day 
(1) 4<J + 1299 + 16 nymphs 
(1) 1J+419 on 36th day 
(2) 1 <2 + 17 9 on 43rd day 
( 1 , 2 ) many <2+9 
(1-4) 4+ 2029 + 39 nymphs on 37th 
to 43rd days 
(1-6) 8^ + 1909+9 nymphs on 37th 
to 50th days 
(1) 1 (J + 50 9 
( 2 ) 2 ^ + 619 
(3) 1(J+519 on 41st to 50th days 
( 4 ) 1 ( 2+69 
(5, 6 ) 2 ( 2+69 
s 
(1) 1 (2 + 59 9 on 28th day 
( 2 ) 1(2 
(3) 5(2 + 109 on 23rd day 
(1) 2(2 +939 + 2 nymphs on 31st day 
(2) l<2 + 649 + 3 nymphs on 26th day 
(l) l<2 +29 
(1) 449 + 31 nymphs 
(2) 2(2 + 149 + 38 nymphs 
(1) 2(2+249 
( 2 ) 89 
(1, 2) A. manducator larvae with nu¬ 
merous M. acasta larvae 
(1) dead fly remains 
(1) fly emerged 
37 
(1) dead fly remains 
(1) fly emerged 
50 
— 
21 
(1, 2) dead fly remains 
(1, 2) dead fly remains 
32 
42 
? 
31 
(5) dead fly remains 
— 
33 
(1-5) flies emerged 
(6) A. manducator emerged 
21 
35 
(1-6) dead fly remains 
21 
(1, 2) flies emerged 
(3-6) dead fly remains 
21 
(1-2) flies emerged 
(3-6) dead fly remains 
32 
(1-6) dead flies 
(1-5) flies emerged 
(6) A. manducator emerged 
39 
(1) fly emerged 
(2-5) dead fly remains 
(3, 4) dead fly remains 
(2-Ar) flies emerged 
(5, 6) dead fly remains 
(1-6) flies emerged 
(1-4) flies emerged 
(5) A. manducator emerged 
41 
(6) A. manducator nymph 
(7-12) dead fly remains 
(1-9) flies emerged 
(10-12) dead fly remains 
31 
(1-12) dead fly remains 
(3-5) dead fly remains 
32 
(6) fly emerged 
(3, 4) dead fly remains 
30 
(3-14) flies emerged ? 
(15-29) dead fly remains 
(30-34) A. manducator larvae living 
24 
Parasitology xi 
