396 
Biology of Ticks 
Records relating to A. hebraeum Females Nos. 1-28. 
Day on which $ was 
sought or put to <? 
Feeding of ? on 
successive days 
b. = began to feed 
f. = fully gorged 
g. =gorged 
? dropped 
? ceased 
oviposit¬ 
Fggs 
began to 
Day when 
put on ram 
off ram on 
day 
ing on 
day 
hatch on 
day 
Remarks 
(h. = hatched) 
91 
4 
6 sought 3 8 
9 b., 18 fg., 191 
20-21 f. 
■g-» 
22 
— 
— 
few eggs, none h. 
92 
4 
16 put 3 14 to 
her 
18 fg- 
22 
78 
102 
normal number 
eggs 
93 
4 
failed 
— 
9 lost 
— 
— 
— 
94 
4 
16 put 3 13 to 
her 
30 b., 31 i-g. 
35 
no eggs laid, $ 
alone at first, 
approached by 
3 13 
95 
4 
11 sought 3 9 
18 
77 
102 
approached 3 ° n 
days 8-10; few 
eggs h. 
96 
4 
9 sought 3 10 
20 i-g., 23 f. 
26 
96 
104 
left by 3 ° n 25th; 
few eggs h. 
97 
4 
11 put to 3 3 
but left; 12 
put to 3 5 
16 b., 19 i-g., 
¥‘g- 
20 
21 
91 
% 
103 
normal number 
eggs;$ got loose 
but was replaced 
98 
4 
11 sought 3 1 
18 i-g., 19 f. 
20 
— 
— 
died, laid no eggs 
99 
4 
12 sought 3 3 
16 b., 18 i-g., 19 
g., 20 f. 
i- 
21 
83 
89 
normal number 
eggs 
$ 10 
4 
11 sought c? 11 
20 i-g. 
21 
80 
108 
few eggs h. 
911 
11 
11 put to 3 7 
• 
18 b., 28 l- g., 
i-g. 
33 
37 
fed v. slowly alone, 
3 7 put to her 
31st, copulated; 
she died without 
laying 
$ 12 
4 
11 sought 3 2 
18 f. 
20 
— 
— 
few eggs, none h. 
$ 13 
12 
12 put to 3 4 
16 b., 19 i-g., 
3"g* 
21 
22 
83 
103 
normal number 
eggs 
$ 14 
12 
12 put to 3 6 
19 i-g. 
22 
95 
103 
few eggs h. 
$ 15 
10 
20 sought 3 9 
23 b., 26 i-g., 28 f. 
29 
— 
— 
* 
$ 16 
10 
22 sought 11; 
29 sought 3 10 
26 i-g. 
31 
85 
110 
normal number 
eggs laid though 
torn loose acci¬ 
dentally 
$ 17 
12 
failed 
torn off 23rd, died 
99th, laid feAV 
eggs 
$ 18 
19 
20 approached 
and 22 sought 
c?2 
24 i-g., 25 f. 
29 
few eggs laid, none 
h. 
$ 19 
23 
23 put to 3 3 
28 fg., 29 fg., 30 f. 
31 
106 
121 
few eggs h. 
$20 
23 
23 put to 3 4 
28 i-g., 29 i-g., 
i-g., 31-2 f. 
30 
33 
— 
— 
* 
$ 21 
23 
23 put to 3 8 
28 i-g., 29 i-g., 
i-g., 31 f- 
30 
32 
— 
120 
few eggs laid, few 
h. 
$22 
23 
23 put to 3 6 
28 i-g., 29 i-g., 
i-g., 31 f. 
30 
32 
108 
123 
normal number 
eggs 
$23 
39 
39 put to £ 2 
45 i-g., 47 i-g. 
50 
— 
— 
few eggs laid, none 
h. 
$ 24 
39 
39 put to cJ 3 
45 i-g., 47 i-g. 
50 
— 
— 
* 
$25 
39 
39 put to 4 
45 i-g., 46 i-g., 
i-g- 
45 i-g., 46 i-g., 
i-g- 
45 b. 
47 
48 
— 
— 
* 
$26 
39 
39 put to 8 
47 
49 
— 
— 
no eggs h. 
$27 
39 
40 sought (^14 
49 
— 
131 
few eggs h. 
$28 
39 
49 sought 3 10 
54 i-g., 56 f. 
56 
she came 3 cm. 
from anchorage 
to find 3 
Note. Copulation was observed to take place in the case of $ 5 on days 11 and 12, $ 11 on day 31, 
$ 16 on day 22, $ 28 on day 49. * The $ was not allowed to oviposit. 
