A NATURALIST IN BRAZIL 



Santos, 33, 53 



Sao Paulo, 23, 24, 149, 200, 364, 356, 367 



Sapo, Toad, 260 



Sapoty, Achras sapoto from Central America (Sapotaceae), 139 



Sapucaja, Lecythis pisonis; Sap. branca or mirim, Lee. lanceolata (Lecythi- 

 daceae), 77 



Sardsara, red-legged, Camponatus rufipes, 321 



Sauva, Leafcutting Ant ; in Brazil the commonest species is Atta sexdens. Smaller 

 species are Acromyrmex niger, subterraneus, etc. The fungus cultivated is 

 Rhozites gongylophora. The chief authorities on the life of the Atta are 

 Bates, Belt {see Migratory Ants), A. Moller, Die Pilzgdrten einiger sudameri- 

 kanischer Ameisen, Jena, 1893 ; Von Ihering, Berl. Ent. ^eitschrift, 1895, etc. ; 

 and J. Huber, Biol. Z^ntralbl., 1905. 126, 191, 196, 303-312, 321, 331 



Sauva's Guests, the. The Carabid beetle which I discovered, Coeloxenus Guen- 

 theri, belongs to the Orthogoniinae, which was already known to furnish 

 certain inhabitants of termitaries. The Rhinoceros beetle is Coelosis 

 sylvanus; the Cockroach riding on the backs of ants is Attaphila Bergi 

 (parasitic on Acromyrmex Lundi). Among the Staphylinidae there are 

 Cordylapsis tuberculata, Plociopterus atticida, and at the entrance to 

 nests, GlenxiS biplagiatus. For literature, see Ants, Staphylinidae, 307—8 



Scarabaeidae. Dung-beetles, mostly with horns or antlers, which form pellets or 

 balls of dung in which they lay their eggs. The large brilliant forms belong 

 to the Phanaeus family. 183, 202-3, 206-7 



Scarlet Tanager, Tie-fogo, Pipira (Rhamphocoelus brasilius), 212 



Scissors-bird, Muscivora tyrannus, 195-6 



Seagulls, 50 



Seal fishery, 50 



Sea-bladder, see Caravella. 



Sea-lion (Otaria byronia), 49 



Sea-urchins, 159. 



Sebito, Certhiola or Coereba chloropyga, a small brown bird with grey throat 

 and yellow belly, 153, 196, 257 



Seitz, Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde, Vol. V. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter, 

 Stuttgart, 1922, 158 



Self-fertilization, 232 



Semfim, Sacy, Peitica, Tapera naevia, 258 



Sensitive Plant, see Mimosa. 



Seriema, Cariama cristata, 127, 136 



Sering^eira, Rubber-tree (Hevea brasiliensis), also called Arvore da borrache, 



243 

 Serrador, Volatinia jacarini, 120 



Sertao, the, 1 1 3-30 



Serum, anti-snakebite, 348 



Sesostris, Papilio Sesostris, especially well represented in the Amazon basin, 216 



Seven-hued Tanager, see Sanha9us. 



Sharks, Tubarao. According to Alipio de Miranda Ribeiro {^oologia Brasilica, 

 S. Paulo) the dangerous Sharks are the Tintureira (Galeocerdo maculatus) 

 and the Annequin (Carcharodon carcharias), which grow to a length of 

 32 feet. Less dangerous is Carcharias lamia. The Shark is usually accom- 

 panied by the Pilot-fish (Naucrates ductor), a small striped fish, which 

 swims before the Shark, in order to warn the latter of the presence of 

 its prey. 47-8 



Shrimp — Camarao, 47 



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