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attracted, besides the two species of Phalcria above men- 

 tioned, a number of Saprinns fcrntgincus Mars. Beating 

 the scanty brush brought to light a Scymnns yet undescribed 

 but common at various points in Southern Florida, a few 

 examples of Psyllobora nana Muls. which we also took in 

 Cuba, a Corticaria common throughout Florida, and a lot of 

 Artipns floridanns Horn, a weevil extremely abundant at vari- 

 ous points on the mainland of this state, where it has devel- 

 oped lately into a nuisance by reason of its habit of attacking 

 various cultivated plants for food. On Bird Key a few Cato- 

 rama functnlata Lee. and Pctalitun hisfn'atiiin Sav would be 

 found in the beating net after going over the bushes, while 

 Loggerhead Key yielded a number of a little Psciidcbcmts, 

 perhaps ohiitiis Lee. The sea-oats on Rush Key gave shelter, 

 in their heavy tops, to an Oxacis, while the sand and rubbish 

 about the roots covered numerous Blapsthuis opaciis Lee. 

 This Blapdimis was also tolerablv common under the fallen 

 head-boards which mark the site of the old cemetery on Bird 

 Kev. Ilyniownis cojivcxiis Casey showed a particular fond- 

 ness for resting on the castor bean. Hemiptera were numer- 

 ous in specimens, one green species being so abundant as to 

 seriously interfere with successful use of the beating net, 

 which would be choked and covered with them after a few 

 moments' work, interfering with the labor of picking out 

 more valuable material. Mnrganlia hisfrionica was twice 

 met with in colonies — once on Bird Key and once on Logger- 

 head. The others so far as known are named by Mr. Heide- 

 mann Gonianotus niaroinipunc/aliis Wolf, Pa)ig\ens Inlincatiis 

 Say and Clorocon'^ loxops Uhler. Spiders were abundant, 

 but as yet we have none identified."^ 



Here, as elsewhere during our cruise, the Crustacea were 

 among the most conspicuous and abundant of animal types. 

 About thirt}' species of Brachyura were collected. One of the 

 most interesting was Lcptopodia sag/llan'a (Fabr.) a maioid 

 with exceedingly slender legs, armed with sparse, short thorns, 

 and having a rostrum produced into a slender point and ex- 



'Mr. H. F. Wickhuin. 



