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of these forests or the removal of the undergrowth, this characteristic 

 and in many respects very primitive fauna is rapidly disappearing. 

 It comprises the following forms: 



Stigmatomma pallipes, 

 Proceratium silaceum, 

 Proceratiiini crassicorne, 

 P oner a pennsylvanica, 

 Myrmecina amertcana, 

 Protomognaihus americanus, 

 Stenamma brevicorne, 

 AphcBnogaster fulvum, 



Aphcsnogaster piceum, 

 Myrmica punctiventris , 

 Leptoihorax longispinosus , 

 Leptothorax ciirvispinosus, 

 Brachymyrmex depilis, 

 Lastus my ops, 

 Lasius aphidicola, 

 Lasius speculiventris . 



2. The glade, or nemoricolous fauna, comprising the ants that 

 prefer open sunny woods, clearings, or the borders of woods. This 

 fauna, a portion of which maintains itself even in the gardens and 

 parks of our cities, includes the following: 



Solenopsis molesta, 

 Cremastogaster lineolata, 

 Cremastogaster lutescens, 

 Cremastogaster cerasi, 

 Aphcenogaster tennesseense, 

 AphcB-nogaster lamellidens , 

 Aphcenogaster aquia, 

 Leptothorax schaumi, 

 Leptothorax fortinodis, 

 Dolichoderus plagiatus and its sub- 

 species and varieties, 

 Tapinoma sessile, 

 Prenolepis imparts, 

 Lasius neoniger, 

 Lasius interjectus, 

 Lasius claviger, 

 Lasius subglaber, 

 Formica rubicunda, 



Formica sub Integra, 

 Formica integra, 

 Formica difpcilis, 

 Formica exsectoides, 

 Formica schaufussi, 

 Form.ica inceria, 

 Formica nitidiventris, 

 Formica fuscata, 

 Formica subcenescens, 

 Polyergus lucidus, 

 Camponotus castaneus, 

 Camponotus americanus, 

 Camponotus pennsylvanicus, 

 Camponotus ferrugineus, 

 Camponotus nearcticus, 

 Camponotus minutus, 

 Camponotus subbarbatus. 



3. The field, or ccsspiticolous fauna, comprising the ants that 

 prefer to nest in grassy pastures and lawns in situations exposed to 

 the full warmth and light of the sun. To this rather limited fauna 

 belong the following: 



Myrmica schencki, 

 Tetram-orium ccespitum, 

 Lasius brevicornis. 



Lasius latipes, 

 Lasius murphyi. 



