Figures 39-46. 39-40 in Notes on the jumping spider Brettus cingulatus in Karnataka (Araneae: Salticidae: Spartaeini)

Figures 39-46. 39-40, The previous adult female (34-36) continued to occupy the nest site on the next day, accompanied by an adult male at a distance (40, inset at upper left). This may represent the same male. 41-43, By the morning of the next day this female had deposited her clutch of 23 eggs, not yet covered with silk. At this time she was still accompanied by an adult male (43, inset at upper left). 44-46, In the next 2-3 hours this female covered her eggs with the flecked silk characteristic of Brettus and related spartaeines. A male was still present in the vicinity, apparently watching the female (46).