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July 9, contained a number of aleate females. Judging from 

 the collection, this species was one of the most abundant in 

 the region. 



CAMPOXOTINAB. 



Lasins niycr L. var. anieyicaiuis Emery. — This species was 

 frequently collected in the region, and often occurs in vials 

 containing other species. Two colonies of the large form of 

 this variety were found. 



Lasiiis brcviconiis Emery. — A single small colony of this 

 species was found in a nest in the earth beneath a rotten log. 



Losius (AcaiitJioiiiyofs) latipcs ^^'alsh. — The single colony 

 of this form was found in a nest beneath the bark on the under 

 side of a rotten log. The colony consisted of about fifty work- 

 ers and two dealeate females. It was found on June 13. 



Fonnica sangiiinca Latr. subsp. aserva Forel. — Several 

 colonies of this form were noted. A very large nest that was 

 opened June 18 contained many female pupae. On July 8 and 

 9, thousands of aleate males and females were noted along the 

 Lake Superior beach, a part of them were living while manv 

 dead ones had been washed ashore. The females were much 

 in the majority. 



Prof. Wheeler designates this subspecies as essentially 

 boreal (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., \o\. 53, p. 404). 



Poniika tnmcicola Nyl. subsp. integra Xyl. — One colonv 

 of this species is represented in the collection. Its nest was 

 in a decaying stump of a Norway pine, and was situated both 

 in the roots and in the portion above the ground. 



Formica fiisca L. var. siibsericea Say. — It is curious that 

 but a single colony of this most abundant form is represented 

 in the collection. 



Formica fusca L. var. snbccncsccns Emery. — This form, 



