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in the queen cell but no termitophiles. In the lower 

 part of the termitarium we found a few reptile eggs, 

 each about one inch long* Above the queen cell, in 

 the passageways there was a small blind snake, Typhi ops 

 iamaioensis . containing three more of the same type of 

 eggs. The snake was small enough to squeeze through the 

 passages in the termitarium and probably fed on the ter- 

 mites. Its scales would protect it from the termites. 



Maggoty Falls. 



As collecting around the falls was not too good, we 

 moved on to Newton where we stopped at the first clear- 

 ing for tea and collecting. There was a freshly cut tree 

 and Dick took a long series of nitidulids from the stump 

 and butt. I worked my way into a thorny bush where there 

 was another termitarium but I didn't succeed in getting 

 at the queen cell. Part of the termitarium was occupied 

 by a colony of large red ants which bit ferociously. While 

 I was fighting the red ants I was stung painfully three 

 times by what I took to be a wasp. Later I discovered 

 that the stinger was a small and helpless-looking ant. My 

 hands remained swollen for about three days. We then put 

 the net up over the car and started home, emptying the 

 net first at Balaclava and again at Derry. We had two good 

 catches. After dinner chased fireflies at the side of the 

 house in and around the shrubbery. Bed about 11 PM. 



Feb. 16. Today we decided to go to the north shore by way of 

 Catadupa and the Cockpit country. Stopped first at the 

 Jones river for dryopids and took a good series. Then at 



