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observed in decayed sugai* cane. Whilst collecting these, I 

 received a sharp sting on the back of my neck, and bringing my 

 hand quickly to the part affected, seized a vicious looking little 

 dark wasp, Polybia sp. 



Next to the lemon tree was the memorable Warsccwiczi 

 coccinea also called " Chaconia " in honour of the Spanish 

 governor who had the good sense to surrender to Sir Ralph 

 Abercrombie, but who, when he received the communication was 

 engaged dancing at St. Joseph, then the capital of the island, 

 and coolly replied : llasta maiiana, hoy estoy, hailando " — " To- 

 morrow will do, I am dancing now ! " 



Next to it the Cassia hacillaris which flowered profusely 

 was invaded by a number of large black jjees Xylocajm frinhriata 

 and the smaller Eidaena Cayenensis, the latter having a yellow 

 band across the abdomen ; on the ground below, I caught a beau- 

 tiful beetle Gymnetis Marmorea two or three species of which 

 occur in this A^alley. These insects are remarkable for the curious 

 designs on their thorax and elytra which sometimes look like 

 hieroglyphics. 



Over head the Cicada jylebeia was shrieking fearfully, for the 

 purpose of attracting the female which possesses no musical 

 organs. 



Along the margin of the river, there is a small cocoa plan-- 

 tation, in which I noticed that some of the pods were attacked 

 by Coccidoi, which were being milked by the stinging ants. 



It is both curious and interesting to see how these ants would 

 caress the little creatures with their antennae and shortly after 

 the good milch cow would emit a liquid which wjis immediately 

 gulped. I also noted that some of the other ants v\-ould stop as 

 they passed by and the liquid was shared. 



A large blue fly Tahanus sp. was plentiful about the cocoa 

 and coffee trees and the destructive parasol ants in procession line 

 carried chips of leaves to their habitations. 



Before leaving the river side to ascend the hill which leads 

 to Fonds Almandes, I set two traps and caught a field rat which 

 has been forwarded to the British Museum for determination. 

 Along the road on the hill side were a number of cashew trees 

 the fruits of which were attacked by a small black bee and on 

 the ground below on a few rotten mangoes the Trachyderes 

 succinctus a pretty longicorne beetle with a yellow stripe across 

 the elytra, was feeding in company with the Trachyderes Elegans 

 and a few butterflies, amongst which I observed the Terias 

 MargineUa, flirting fairy-like about the flowering grass Cyperus 

 elegans, the Nymphalis clymeneus commonly known as " Eighty 

 nine " and the romantic little Ithosnia. PhemoiKf otherwise called 

 glass that seemed always to select the most delightful spots for 



