750 



A. E. Verrill—Tlie Bermuda Islands. 



appears to be now uncommon in Bermuda, but J. M. Jones (1876) 

 recorded it as common; Hurdis also mentioned it as found here in 

 his time. It chiefly attacks the feet of those colored natives who 

 habitually go barefooted. 



Figure 103. — Larva of Dog Flea, much enlarged ; b, head, in profile ; c, caudal 

 appendages; after Chittenden. Figure 104. — Chigoe (Sarcopsylla penetrans); 

 a, female, much enlarged ; b, female filled with eggs, natural size ; after 

 Packard. Figure 105.— Gravid female of another species of Sarcopsylla 

 (not Bermudian) ; much enlarged. 



The Hen-flea (Sarcopsylla gallinacea Westw.) probably also occurs 

 here, though we could obtain no specimens. It has been found to 

 infest poultry in Florida, Ceylon, Asia, etc. (See Packard, Insect 

 Life, v, p. 23, figs., 1894.) 



e. — Ilymenoptera. (Bees, Wasps, etc.) 



The Honey Bee (Apis mellifica) was undoubtedly introduced 

 by some of the early settlers, though I have found no record of the 

 date. Wax and honey were mentioned as articles exported in 1679. 

 In modern times considerable numbers of bees have been kept by 

 some of the farmers, but their increase is much interfered with by 

 the bee-moth, cockroaches, and ants. 



Yellow Wasp, (f Vespa vulgaris.) Recorded by Jones, but not 

 seen by our parties. 



Hornets and Wasps. (Polistes Canadensis, P. p>erplexus, and P. 

 pallipes.) Figures 106, 107. 



This genus is very common in summer. Its nests, consisting only 

 of a sheet of cells, four or five inches across, without paper covering, 

 were found attached to the leaf-stalks of young palmettos, etc. 

 Apparently there are three or more species. 



