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and nests; carries abdomen erect, same as No. 2, and, except in 

 size, nest appears about same as No. 2. Habits not observed. 



No. 12. Cremastogaster s^. — Nest raised about five inches in 

 diameter, around root of small bush, very easily alarmed and 

 hard to catch. Habits not observed. 



No. 13. AphcB7iogaster sonorce Perg. — The large ants in box 

 were found always single, and were picked up in various places, 

 and at different times; all other ants seemed to be very anxious 

 to capture them from the largest to the smallest; one of the large 

 ants had small ones attached to her legs, and the large ones also 

 pulling her along (all of which I have left in the box). 



No. 14. — Small crater nest, very much resembles No. i, and 

 were in same vicinity, only I observed them close up for the night 

 at 5 P. M. 



No. 15. AphcEHOgaster sonorcB Perg. — Very large colonies, 

 nests occasionally slightly elevated, but some appear to be even 

 depressed, from one to four very large openings, three or four 

 inches in diameter. Ants very active and belligerent.' Habits 

 not observed, do not close up at night. 



No. 16 Atta versicolor Perg. var. — Crater nests in sandy 

 places; nest very regular and beautifully made as tc external ap- 

 pearance, often four or five close together. Habits not observed. 



No. 17. Pheidole megacephala Rag. var. — Large colony, nest 

 under a board, travel in columns when a supply of food is found; 

 after a rain many were busy trying to pull winged ones to nest. 



Nos. 18, 19, 20. Pheidole sp., probably same as No. 9. — Col- 

 lected after a rain; unable to place them as to nest, etc. 



No. 21. Atta versicolor Perg. var. — Large colonies, opening 

 on surface level; at 5 A. M. observed two columns of ants going 

 to two small bushes, cutting off the leaves and carrying same to 

 nest; outside of nest was quite a quantity of old leaves of same 

 variety; at 8 A. M. nest was closed, and all had ceased work and 

 were in nest; at 4 P. M. same. Next morning the two bushes 

 were nearly cleaned from all leaves examined and found them all 

 covered with some swe.etish, sticky substance (a few of leaves 

 enclosed in box). In order to catch a few specimens had to dig 

 in a portion of the nest, whe7i I found that at least one-third of 

 the ants had no abdomens, both of the large and small ones. Those 

 withotU abdomens appeared just as active as the others, and imme- 

 diately commenced work with the others to repair nest. Did not 



