108 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



science; description of the female of Eciton 

 hurchelli Westwood, and the males of that 

 species and of Eciton pilosum F. Smith. De- 

 scriptions of the following new species and 

 varieties: Eciton (Acamatus) angustinode 

 Emory subsp. emersoni.. Wheeler, Eciton 

 (Labidus) praedator F. Smith var. guianense 

 Wheeler, Eciton (Acamatus) pilosum F. 

 Smith var. beebei Wheeler, and Cheliomyrmex 

 megalonyx Wheeler. With many photographs 

 and drawings. 



89 THE GARDENS OF THE JUNGLE 



William Beebe, House and Garden Magazine, July. 

 An account of the plants raised by the Akawai 

 Indians of Guiana. 



90 THE ATLAS — A JUNGLE LABOR UNION 



William Beebe, Atlantic Monthly. July. 



Atta cephalotes Fab. Foundation of the nest 

 by the queen, leaf-cutting activities, the trails, 

 functions of the minims in the field, and ab- 

 normal actions of the maxims. 



91 THE ATLAS AT HOME 



William Beebe, Atlantic Monthly. 



Atta cephalotes Fab. The nest, its appear- 

 ance, environment, visitors, parasitic and 

 otherwise, reactions in defense, fungus gar- 

 dens, habits of the parasitic cockroach 

 Attaphila, marriage flight of the males and 

 females, founding of a new colony. 



92 SEQUELS 



William Beebe, Atlantic Monthly, October. 



Instrumental sounds made by the tapping 

 wasp, Synoeca irina Spinola; voice of Tro- 

 gonurus curucui curucui (Linne) ; remarkable 

 exhibition of instinct by Eciton burchelli 

 Westwood, an entire colony being confined to 

 a one-hundred yard circle for several days. 



93 EDGE OF THE JUNGLE 



William Beebe, 8vo., Henry Holt and Co. 



Collection in book form of contributions num- 

 bers 69, 75, 78, 79, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 

 and 92. 



