564 ZOOLOGY. 
Sweer Scenrep Ants.*—I have just returned from Mr. A.J. 
Lauderdale’s, where I had been on a visit of inquiry in reference 
to the sweet ants. The whole family were present, and all declare 
that they have often smelt them, when by accident, in their noe 
turnal visits, one would get crushed under foot. They have also 
captured them and smelt their sweet perfume when crushed be 
tween the fingers. Capt. Lauderdale states that the odor which 
the ants emitted on being crushed surpassed in sweetness any per 
fumery he had ever seen; that he had repeatedly searched for 
them since he evacuated the place, without success; that the hor- 
ticultural ants had, since the house was left unoccupied, filled up 
the fireplace with bushels of sand; and gave it as his opinion that 
they had driven off the fragrant ants. My son examined them 
and pronounced it the sweetest odor he had ever experienced. ; 
These ants are extremely rare, but that they do exist there 18 
but little doubt.—Gipron Lincecum, Long Point, Texas. 
Rosser Ants.*—Once upon a time there dwelt in my yard a flour- 
ishing colony of the very smallest species of black ant. Tae 
vants about my cook house had spilt a quantity of syrup which run 
through the floor. The little ants had found it, and seemingly the : 
entire population were out and busy packing it away to thoi g | 
The microscope showed that they carried the syrup in, Ot Š 
abdomen. But before they had secured all the syrup, I peg 
there was great excitement along their road. The larger, 3 D 
erratic ants had discovered them while carrying home ie : 
and were taking it away from them. It was really pat ae 
observe the ruthless manner in which they slaughtered ma 
the helpless little ants of their distended sacks of sweetness: bled 
ey grabbed up the heavily burdened little fellows, er p? , 
them, and, biting open the abdomen, drew out the ful wie : 
seemed to swallow it; then, casting the lacerated ome vod : 
they furiously sprang upon another of the panic-stricken 5 
and repeated the horrid operation. Millions of these © 
butchers were at work; and soon, on account of their oe 
populous city was exterminated.—G. LINCECUM. 
i have | 
ICHNEUMON PARASITES OF ANTHRENUS LARV#- larve found 
ceived from Mr. E. S. Cassino two small ichneumo? s pel 
titution, and published by 
i = Q sth ¿$ Ins 
* oO, eee ors 
- sion of Professor Henry. 
