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near the Atta's home, with eyes bent steadily upon the surface 

 of the soil where ran scores of ants, watching for sign of a 

 stranger. One single specimen of what I wanted rewarded my 

 search and I went home, cramped, stiff, with aching eyes and 

 muddy gown but a contented mind. I spent many days in a 

 like manner. I soon learned to recognize at a glance the 

 presence of a Saldoida. The little creatures have quaint ways 

 of their own not at all ant-like. Their long, conspicuous an- 

 tennae are waved from side to side as they run swiftly 

 about. They never as far as I know, leap except when startled. 

 But to recognize this insect is one thing, to capture it is quite 

 another. I lost many, more, I think, than I secured. I tried 

 varying methods, the most successful one being the holding 

 my net near the prey and "shooing" the spry little fellow into 

 it. But this often failed. However I succeeded in securing 

 some half dozen specimens, full grown and perfect, with a 

 few others which were either injured or immature. Among 

 these Prof. Osborn found both the described species, slossoni 

 and cornuta. Of slossoni there were one or two males, not 

 before recognized, the species having been described from a fe- 

 male specimen. The male of cornuta is yet to be discovered. 



Whether the association of Saldoida with ants is accidental 

 I cannot say. I only know that I never found one except in 

 their company. But again I never saw either ant or Saldiid 

 take the slightest notice of one another or seem conscious of 

 each other's presence. 



As is almost always the experience of a persistent and close 

 searcher for a particular thing, T was rewarded, not only by 

 success in finding what I was seeking but by discoveries and 

 captures in other lines. Finding that the most likely spots 

 were damp, grassy places especially where the little sun-dew 

 (Droscra) was growing, I frequented such localities. The 

 Saldoidas were apparently often in hiding among the low grass 

 and herbage. To start them out 1 pulled up the plants by the 

 roots. This would often send out a swiftly running little imp, 

 waving his long antennae as he went. Hut it showed me otlirr 

 things as well. Many small coleoptera were turned up. Ilctcr- 



