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[November, 



road we reached the zone of dwarf pines, and also entered the 

 clouds which we had admired all the morning. When amongst 

 them so that they shut out the sun, our admiration dwindled. 

 Up 'to this point we had taken scarcely any thing, being more 

 bent upon reaching our destination than upon collecting. I did 

 capture a single specimen of Anarta schoenherri, however, which 

 pleased me, because I had seen so many, all of which eluded me. 

 This little gray noctuid would start up from a rock by the way, 

 and with rapid flight made more swift by the strong winds, would 

 disappear almost before one realized that he had seen a ' ' speci- 

 men." 



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Notes on a small Collection of Formicidse from Jamaica, W. I. 



By William J. Fox, Phila., Pa. 



The species enumerated herein were collected in Jamaica during 

 April and part of May, 1891, by Mr. Charles W. Johnson, of the 

 Wagner Free Institute of Philadelphia, and myself. Ants were 

 exceedingly scarce during our visit, which accounts for the small- 

 ness of the collection. The discovery of a species new to science, 

 among so few species, shows what a broad field there is to the 

 student of these interesting insects in Jamaica. For the identifi- 

 cation of the species my thanks are due to the distinguished 

 myrmecologist, M. Ernest Andre. 



I. Camponotus fumidus Rog. Common everywhere under 

 stones and logs. 2. Formica rufipes Fab. Port Antonio, on 

 flowers; common. 3. Odontomachiis hcematodes Linn. This 

 species was common on the south side of the island in the vicinity 

 of Kingston, but it disappeared entirely on the north side, at 

 least in the Parish of Portland. 4. Monomorium carbonarhim 

 Sm. Common at Kingston, infesting houses. 5. Pheidole fallax 

 Mayr. Common at Kingston; found elsewhere by us. This 

 species seems to take the place of the common "pavement-ant" 

 of the North, Tetramorium ccespitum, making its nests in pre- 

 cisely the same sort of places as that species. 6. Cyphomyrmex 

 reformis Sm. Near Kingston; numerous specimens. 7.- Cv- 

 phomyrmex foxi AnAr^, n. sp. Near Kingston; numerous speci- 

 mens. 8. Rhopalothrix simoni Emery. Near Kingston; nu- 

 merous specimens. A new locality ior this species, which was 

 described from Venezuela, 



