— sa — 



lar<^»^ hill, and loading- into \\]o dr^plh of ih»> r.ursi ;irc patli- 

 ways from all sidrs. which scrv od as host collect in;,-- ^'rounds 

 On the sides of the jniths in tiie depth of the forest collectin;,^ 

 ^ave much worse results (only those animals that sheltered 

 under rottinj^ leaves were to he fouml here). 



Concerning the analomical-emhryolopfical material, we 

 have collected the following: in the Mahira forest: intcstinul 

 and blood-parasites of different Idrds, reptiles (of snakes as 

 well, as they are to be found in abun<lauc(i in Mabira), ami 

 amphibians. Parasites of the intestine of a large Poh/desvins. 

 Abundant material on the embryology of some species of Psendo- 

 scorpionidae. An interesting form of caterpillars provided with 

 poisonous hairs which they use for covering the cocoon before 

 pupification. Material on the anatomy of odoriferous glands 

 of Danaida viercedonia. The stalked eyes of flies of the family 

 l^iopsidae were fixed for histological investigation, etc. 



To the systematic collections were added abundant collec- 

 tions of Lepidoptera which fly along the wood-paths in enor- 

 mous quantities. Amongst the butterflies that were caught 

 the following may be mentioned: numerous representa- 

 tives of the genus Cha raxes, different KalUma, largo Hf/po- 

 Umvas and brightly coloured Fnpilio, of which P. mimeticus 

 is especially interesting as it imitates the aforesaid Danaidit 

 mercedonld. The Coleoptera gave us various Cerambycidae and 

 some forms living under the bark, and also mighty Goliath- 

 beetles which are characteristic for West Africa chiefly. In all. 

 the Mabira forest gave us the most abundant material in in- 

 sects during all the travel. Collections of spiders and myria- 

 pods were also plentiful. The water fauna was examined 

 from a small rivulet and in separate holes with water, that 

 were to be met in some places along the road. Numerous 

 shrimps were caught in the rivulet, and the holes yielded 

 .several forms of Ostracoda and Cladocera. 



Having stayed 18 days at Mabira we made our next halt in 

 the town Kisumu, the ultimate station of the Uganda Rly. 



