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he had found at Miami a female of this species with 26 young 

 on her back. 



Mr. Banks said that this species was one of our longest and 

 was found from Florida to South America, in many places 

 common. He referred to the poisonous scorpion of Durango, 

 a species of Vejon's, of which Mr. Scrrwarz had received ad- 

 ditional evidence of its poisonous qualities. 



Mr. Schwarz added that a few years ago he was in company 

 with Mr. F. C. Bishopp at Durango City, where upon their 

 first arrival they were treated by the inhabitants with many 

 accounts of the deadly nature of the "alacron" ( Vejovis sp.). 

 Hunting within the city produced only specimens of a common 

 scorpion which is certainly not of a severely poisonous nature, 

 and the accounts given by the natives were so contradictory 

 that manifestly no reliance could be placed upon them. In- 

 formation from more reliable sources elucidated the fact that 

 the home of the real poisonous scorpion is the slope of the 

 plateau towards the Pacific side, known as the Sierra de Du- 

 rango, about 15 or 20 miles west of the city. This is a timbered 

 country, whereas the city of Durango is situated on the bare 

 plateau. It is from the Sierra de Durango that the specimens 

 sent to Mr. Banks were collected. Mr. Schwarz added that 

 while in Key West he met a most intelligent American who 

 had resided for several years in the Sierra de Durango and who 

 fully corroborated the former accounts of the severely poison- 

 ous nature of the "alacron." 



In connection with scorpions, Mr. Schwarz said many people 

 passing through Yuma, Arizona, have no doubt witnessed the 

 performance of the Yuma Indians who come to the station 

 at train-time, holding the big yellow scorpion, so common in 

 that region, by the tail end and allowing the animal to crawl 

 up their bare arms. The scorpions are offered for sale to the 

 passengers, who usually pay liberally to be excused. 



Mr. Quaintance exhibited specimens of an interesting aley- 

 rodid received from Dr. C. W. Hooker, collected by him in 

 Porto Kico, December 15, 1911. This species had recently 

 been described by Dr. G. Leonardi in Bollcttino del Labora- 



