330 
Ornithodorus moubata 
Synopsis II. Females and progeny maintained at 30° C. 
Time reckoned in days from date of emergence of female. 
Commence¬ 
ment of Oviposition 
No. of 
Date of 
Times of 
$ 
Copu¬ 
lation 
oviposition 
after $ 
C 
Period 
. - -A 
No. of 
No. of 
Death 
$ 
emergence 
feeding 
added 
observed 
added 
of life 
eggs 
larvae 
of $ 
40 
21. vi. 13 
13 
66 
67 
13 
— 
— 
— 
310 
— 
— 
67 
— 
109 
— 
79 
5 
3 
— 
— 
— 
143 
— 
— 
— 
81 
24 
19 
— 
— 
— 
206 
— 
— 
— 
83 
42 
27 
— 
— 
— 
303 
— 
— 
— 
86-90 
72 
58 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
117-126 
175 
69 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
150-154 
75 
70 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
216-223 
95 
nil 
41 
18. vii. 13 
14 
39 
39 
16 
55 
42 
29 
279 
— 
— 
40 
— 
— 
— 
59 
102 
88 
killed 
— 
— 
82 
— 
— 
— 
106 
40 
nil 
by fowl 
— 
— 
117 
x — 
— 
— 
130 
28 
20 
— 
— 
— 
176 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
42 
23. vii. 13 
34 
42 
— 
18 
60 
43 
39 
385 
— 
— 
42 
— 
— 
— 
65 
21 
16 
— 
— 
— 
77 
— 
— 
— 
67-68 
135 
117 
— 
— 
— 
112 
— 
— 
— 
73 
11 
7 
— 
— 
— 
170 
— 
— 
— 
88-92 
17 
10 
— 
— 
— 
271 
— 
— 
— 
121-124 
88 
61 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
180-195 
135 
79 
— 
43 
23. vii. 13 
34 
42 
277 
52 
94-100 
54 
47 
481 
— 
— 
42 
— 
— 
— 
110 
23 
16 
— 
— 
— 
77 
— 
— 
* 
124-126 
65 
21 
— 
— 
— 
114 
— 
— 
— 
186-190 
54 
24 
— 
— 
— 
170 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
273 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
44 
23. vi. 13 
16 
72 
— 
14 
86-87 
97 
88 
415 
— 
— 
72 
— 
— 
— 
94 
21 
9 
— 
— 
— 
110 
— 
— 
— 
97 
16 
15 
— 
— 
— 
145 
— 
— 
— 
125 
94 
78 
— 
— 
— 
201 
— 
— 
-- 
130-140 
81 
52 
— 
— 
— 
305 
— 
— 
— 
314 
20 
6 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
320 
50 
nil 
— 
45 
23. vi. 13 
16 
72 
— 
16 
88-92 
12 
3 
397 
— 
— 
72 
— 
— 
— 
94 
80 
31 
— 
— 
•— 
107 
— 
— 
— 
97-102 
111 
85 
— 
— 
— 
143 
— 
— 
— 
115 
62 
21 
— 
— 
— 
200 
— 
— 
— 
120-122 
64 
6 
— 
— 
— 
305 
— 
— 
— 
155-158 
48 
22 
— 
Synopsis III*. Females and progeny maintained at 37° C. 
Time reckoned in days from date of emergence of females. 
Commence¬ 
ment of Oviposition 
Copu- oviposition ( -- 
No. of Date of 
$ emergence 
32 26. vi. 13 
Times of 
feeding 
15 
70 
s 
added 
72 
lation 
observed 
81 
after $ 
added 
Period 
of life 
No. of 
eggs 
No. of 
larvae 
Death 
of $ 
157 
33 
21. vi. 
13 
154 
20 
72 
20 
72 
13 
72 
15 
69 . 
72 
— 
— 
— 
" 
132 
34 
21. vi. 
13 
72 
— 
9 
81 
3 
nil 
118 
35 
21. vi. 
13 
72 
89 
— 
— 
— 
— 
156 
36 
24. vi. 
13 
72 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
162 
37 
24. vi. 
13 
156 
15 
72 
— 
— 
149 
* 
In addition to the above 
, two other series 
of six females each, were maintained at 37° C., 
being started on 13. xi. 1912 and 8. xii. 1913 respectively. 
The results were negative except that one female oviposited 57 eggs 29-33 days after 
emergence, from which no larvae were obtained. 
