70 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus. 



This introduced ant has not only been a bad pest in the 

 house, but has also been found nesting in the woods under 

 bark of pecan and elm logs and also under the bark of a live 

 pecan tree (Mitchell). This species has been taken attacking 

 the immature stages of the boll weevil (W. W. Yothers). 



Monomorium carbonarium F. Smith. 



Workers of this species were three times found in buds of 

 Callirrhoe involu crata devouring larvae of Anthonomiis fukiis, 

 May 24, 1907. They were also found in the blooms at pollen. 

 On February 24, 1909, a colony including queens, workers, 

 and larvae was found under bark of a dead elm log. A small 

 lot of ants was taken March 6, 1909, from cells of Ar&cerns 

 fasciculatus in dried cornstalks. A nest with a few immature 

 stages was located in a decaying ash stump, March 27, 1909 

 (Mitchell). 



Monomorium minimum Buckley. 



Under the bark of a willow log on March 12, 1911, an 

 enormous colony was uncovered. This embraced practi- 

 cally the entire upper surface of the log for a distance of 33 

 feet. The entire space was connected by many galleries' and 

 every 3 to 6 inches was a queen with young. Four queens 

 were observed in one batch of immature stages. On May 

 22, 1909, a colony with 7 queens was found under the bark of 

 a dead sycamore (Mitchell). 



Solenopsis geminata Fabricius. 



The fire ant is very common in Victoria County. It nests 

 in logs, stumps, and in the open ground and frequently in- 

 vades dwellings. It has been taken as an enemy of the boll 

 weevil by W. E. Hinds, July 22, 1907. It was taken in abun- 

 dance on mistletoe ( Phoradendron flavescens) January 16,191 1 

 (Mitchell). 



Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) diabola Wheeler. 



This is the commonest variety of this ant at Victoria. 

 Solenopsis texana Emery. 



This tiny species is usually found in the wooded country, 

 as the following records show. On February 24, 1909, a 

 colony was found under bark of a dead elm log. It contained 

 2 queens, many workers, pupae, and larva 1 . On April 19 

 colonies were found in a rotting pecan log and in tree fungus; 

 on April 26 in elm stumps; on May 20 and 22 under bark of 

 pecan trees, each colony with one or more queens (Mitchell). 



