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Psyche 
[ March 
most of the cells are directed downward instead of being 
horizontal. The comb is irregular in outline, and somewhat 
curved so that the bases of the cells form a concave sur- 
face. The length of the comb is about seven centimeters, 
and the average width is less than four. There are 227 
cells, about thirty of which are incomplete. Some of the 
cells in the middle of the comb are distinctly deeper than 
the others, and were probably occupied by the young queens. 
As previously noted, there were no larvae or pupae in the 
nest on September 3. 
Polistes poeyi Lep. [J. Bequaertl 
This Cuban wasp has been referred to in the literature 
as P. minor, but Dr. Bequaert tells me that, in his opinion, 
the true P. minor Beauv. does not occur in Cuba. 
I collected 44 specimens of this species, most of which 
were taken at San Jose, where I also found a small nest 
on the under side of a large rock. I am not at all certain 
that the nest was built by Polistes poeyi, because the cells 
were empty and the comb apparently deserted. A female 
of this Polistes caught at San Jose on August 30, had cap- 
tured a female trypetid fly, CEdicarena tetanops (Lw.), 
determined by Mr. Nathan Banks. 
Polistes major Beauv. [J. Bequaert] 
This species was nesting in exposed situations from three 
to six meters above the ground, on a cane lift near Arimao. 
The nests were attached to the under side of the steel 
girders by a single pedicel, and the combs were horizontal. 
Two nests were secured, one on the sixth of September 
and another on the eleventh. The first was oblong in shape, 
about fourteen centimeters long, and nine wide. It con- 
tained 333 cells, but most of the peripheral cells had been 
recently constructed and were very shallow. The second 
nest was smaller and nearly round, with an average diame- 
ter of nine centimeters, and about 214 cells. 
I captured 3 males and 20 females from the first nest, 
and 7 females from the second. I took the combs back 
