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On July 2 Mr. Newell and myself visit,.! this colony, and 

 neans of a wire and hand trowel procured a number of larva. 



Fi. 14. A Kobber-fly, Erux lateialis: a, adult; &, face view of the head of 

 adult ; c, larva ; d. head of larva : e, puparium ; all enlarged. (After Titus, U. 8. 

 Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, Bulletin 54.) 



l?i the nests we recognized the remains of three species of horse- 

 flies, the screw worm fly and a common green and black fly 

 (Odontomyia cincta). 



On July H the material found in a single burrow with i 

 j-cjirly full-grown larva wax counted, with the resuftrthat sixty 

 v.v'ngs arid twenty-three heads of horseflies were found. All the 

 Leads were of females. 



Another burrow contained ninety-two wings of horseflies 

 jv, d four wings and other remains. of Odontomyia cincta. 



Another contained eighty-two wings of horseflies, hut n<> 

 remains of other species. 



On July 4. i.i company with Mr. \V. ( ). Mat-tin, I visited a 

 c< lony of \sasps on the ri<lue east of the Station. From a nest 



