894 



A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



in January. It appears to be a very common species in Bermuda in 

 summer and autumn. It is usually darker in color than our figure 

 (100) would indicate, especially when somewhat rubbed, so as to 

 loose its dorsal thoracic stripes of white scales, when the thorax and 

 abdomen are dark brown, or blackish, each segment of the abdomen 

 having a narrow, and often inconspicuous, basal band of white ; 

 wings dusky, with black veins ; legs conspicuously banded with 

 black or dark brown and white, the last two tarsal joints of the hind 

 legs nearly all white except tips, others white on the basal third ; 

 femora light brown on basal half, blackish distally ; tibia black. 

 Palpi with white tips, front of head and vertex white ; proboscis 

 black, somewhat crooked, with a double curvature. 



White Ant, p. 817. Add the following: 



Dr. Ogilvy (Bermuda, Past and Present, p. 39) thus records a 

 White-ant: "The dreaded white-ant has also been found, doing 

 much damage to wood-work and stores, but is not widely diffused." 

 Whether the species observed by him was C. castanevs is, of course, 

 very uncertain. Of the latter, Mr. Mowbray sent in December a 

 fresh specimen, taken in a dwelling house. It is a " soldier," remark- 

 able for the great size of the light chestnut-brown head, which is 

 larger than the whole body, and for the very long and strong dark 

 brown jaws. Determined by Mr. N. Banks. 



Figure 241.— Scorpion (Centrums gracilis Ger.). Phot. A. H. V. 



