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rAtte’s iia, with eyes bent steadily upon the surface 
re soi where ran scores of ants, watching for sign of a 
» One single specimen of what I wanted rewarded my 
h and I went home, cramped, stiff, with aching eyes and 
' gown but a contented mind. I spent many days in a 
ke manner I soon learned to recognize at a glance the 
t of a Saldoida. The little creatures have quaint ways ~ 
own not at all ant-like. Their long, conspicuous an- 
© are waved from side to side as they run swiftly 
about. ‘They never as far as I know, leap except when startled. 
os recognize this insect is one thing, to capture it is quite 
aoa I lost many, more, I think, than I secured. I tried 
varying methods, the most successful one being the holding 
a near the prey and “shooing” the spry little fellow into 
ihe - But this often failed. However I succeeded in securing 
Osborn found both the described species, slossoni 
Of slossoni there were one or two males, not 
= ¢ Prof. 
sas B. the association of Saldoida with ants is accidental 
Leann say. I only know that I never found one except in 
as their company. But again I never saw either ant or Saldiid 
take the slightest notice of one another or seem conscious of 
a each other's presence. 
ae _ As is almost always the experience of a persistent and close 
Ecco for a particular thing, I was rewarded, not only by 
: in finding what I was seeking but by discoveries and 
in other lines. Finding that the most likely spots 
“were damp, grassy places especially where the little sun-dew 
ear (Drosera) was growing, I frequented such localities. The 
Pan Saldoidas were apparently often in hiding among the low grass 
‘and herbage. To start them out I pulled up the plants by the 
roots. This would often send out a swiftly running little imp, 
waving his long antennae as he went. But it showed me other 
© things as well. Many small coleoptera were turned up. Heter- 
