i.i^t of aniinala colleoted on Pedro Cays 

 by F* Tosberg, July 1962 



1« Insects, spider s# etc*, collected on Borth Sast Cay aroitnd oamp site# 



on Sv^ ^ mat on well drained gro'jndj some attracted to lights ar to 



food* ii^e area is a wide sand ridge on the leeward side. July 18-24 *€2. 



2* The insects in the layer above the cotton obtained ^..go^ing SeeuvltBi » 

 Those on the bottom collected by sweeping Suriana maritiina (mostly not 

 in flower)* North East Cay, Jul- 19. •^2. 



S# Land shell found on surface of the ground under Suriana merit ima scrub 

 on flat ground inland from beach near south tip of island. July 16 •62* 



4f Large jart Ivorth £ast Cay4 Land crabs from broad sand ridge on west side# 

 burrowing* Ghost crabs from top of be%ch above hi^ tide level, near 

 south tip of islet, only seen here* Littorina # ooamon on high boulder 

 ridgCf up to 10-»12 feet, clingiqg to boulders — apparently moat abundant 

 on highest part of ridge* Hermit crabs from back of beaoh on south half 

 of west side of cay* 



5* Insects obtained by beating Toumefortia gnaphalodes, south end of 

 North ^st Cay* July 19, 196?^ 



6* Insects, spiders, etc*, found in interstices of low cliff in boulder 

 ridge Just above high tide level on weat side of south end of Vorth 

 East Cay, July 19, 1962* 



Also Halo bates and lygia from beach on east side of wouth end of cay* 



7, Insects, etc* from root crowns of Cyperue ligularis , back of beach ridge 

 north of south point of North Sast Cay, in rocky ground* Each clump 

 had ants, usually both black and yellow (the black beetle was running on 

 the ground}* July 19, 1962* 



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 8* Insects MMixMftiMn from Toumefortia gnaphalodes on i^^, tiuly 2t*62* 



9. Crabs, hermit crabs, lizard/ and grasshoppers from southeast side of 

 kiddle Cay» July 211, 1962* All were under stones in low spot except 

 grasshoppers which were in Jour ne fort la scrub on beach on west side* 



10. 



^ Insects, spiders, etc* from und^ roolrs in occasionally flooded depressions 

 with a sparse stand of Cyperus ligjtlaris , dark gray soil* On southeast 

 side of Middle Cay, July 2l, 19^ 



11* Lisard from under stones, aoutheast side of Middle Cay, July 21^ 19^2^ 



12* Grasshoppers from TouBnafortia scrub (same as ft 9)» 



18* Spiders and insects from T< "ortia gnaphal-^des . Southwest Cay, July 20 '62* 



14* Insects, ^iders, millipeds, earthworni/, etc*, from under low heap of 

 stones and conchs in low wet saline area, in Sesuvium portulaoalftr^im 

 Tegetation, near middle of Worth ^ast ^sy, July 22, 1962* 



16* L-!7:srd from Sesuvium portulaoastrum low .?n^r! rldi-^^t "Tf^rth Bfirfc Cay, 

 :y 22, 19621 



After these have been examined, please retain an^ that are of special 

 iai^rast for the Institute of Jaiuaica museum^ and forward the reet to 



F* R. Fosberg 



Pacific Vetetatlon Project 



% National Besearoh Council, Washingl^on 25, D.C*, U*S.A« 



I would very much appreciate nsaes for any or all of these, aasooialod 

 with the lot nu]ri>er3* 



