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have seen was about May 5. There are two generations a year. 

 The nymph is yellow, with black longitudinal stripes, and lacks 

 the bad odor for three instars ; its coloring is protective. As 

 adult form is approached, the adult color and odor are as- 

 sumed. The last nymphal instar has black wing-pads. 



Zonocerus is a garden pest and also on sugar cane. The na- 

 tives (Zulus) call it "intotoviyana" : the commonest names 

 among Europeans are "Totoviana" and "Soldier Grasshopper." 



No control seems to be known : I have detected red hy- 

 menopterous eggs and larvae under the wings in a few speci- 

 mens. 



Ants Caught on a Trip to California (Hym.) 



By HAZEL ANDREWS, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo- 

 rado. 



During the summer of 1915, in company with Professor and 

 Mrs. T. D. A. Cockerell, of the University of Colorado, I went 

 to the California Exposition. Interesting as the trip itself was 

 it took on an added interest because it gave me an opportunity 

 to add to my collection of ants. Of all insects, ants are the 

 most easily collected on a railway journey, because they are 

 usually to be found around the stations and along the tracks. 

 The collecting facilities are simple, all that is necessary being 

 small bottles of alcohol and a note-book for data concerning 

 locality and habitat. Many an otherwise tiresome delay may 

 be made interesting by hunting near the tracks for ants. 



Such a collection may not add anything new to science but it 

 certainly adds to one's knowledge of the general distribution of 

 various genera, as in this case of Pogonomvniic.v. With the 

 new forms it is possible to make more comparisons and to 

 realize better the relationship between species and genera. This 

 trip was not primarily a myrmecological expedition but the fol- 

 lowing list shows what a good collection can be acquired with 

 only a little effort. 



Dr. W. M. Wheeler has kindly examined the list and con- 

 firmed the identification of a number of the specimens. 



