308 Mr. G. E. Bodkin's Noles on 



name is " honey marabunta." A native method of 

 destroying such nests is to seize tlie nest quickly and 

 firmly with both hands and then crush it. An individual 

 possessed of large and thick-skimied hands is likely to be 

 the most successful. 



P.fastidiosvscida, Sauss., var. sampaioi, Ducke. Appears 

 to take the place of the foregoing in the interior, where it 

 is connnon. It has never been taken on the coast lands. 

 The nest is often met with attached to the under surfaces 

 of palm leaves. 



P. fasciata, Lep. A species by no means of infrequent 

 occurrence both on the coast lands and interior. A small 

 nest was taken on one occasion attached to the floor-boards 

 beneath a house; the structure is somewhat peculiar 

 (see photo). Jjcngth about 2| inches; length of single 

 cell I inch. 



P. fuscicornis, Lep. A rare species from the interior. 



P. chri/sothorax, Web. A fairly common species only 

 encountered on the coast lands. Large j^endant nests nearly 

 a foot in length and roughly cylindrical are constiaicted ; 

 the one actually observed was attached to a bush only a 

 short distance from the ground. This nest was unfor- 

 tunately destroyed in an attempt to secure it. 



P. dimidiata, Oliv. Rockstone, Essequebo River. 



P. constructrix, Sauss. Tumatumari, Essequebo River. 



P. jurinei, Sauss. Issororo, N.W.D. 



P. sericea. Oliv. Tumatumari, Essequebo River. 



P. si/copha)t(a, Gribodo. An unconunon species with a 

 wide distribution. 



P. velutina, Ducke. Issororo, N.W.D. 



P. rejecta, F. A species with a wide distribution, but 

 unccmimon. 



P. obidensis, Ducke. Puruni River. 



Genus Protopolybia, Ducke. 

 P. labwiosa, Sauss. Rockstone, Essequebo River. 



Genus Metapolybia, Ducke. 



M. ])ediculata, Sauss. A fairly common species which 

 builds its nests on beams beneath houses. The nest, 

 which is constructed of papery material, is usually about 

 5 inches in diameter and about 1 inch in thickness and 

 of a flattened irregular appearance. It is by no means a 



