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[[new page]] [[preprinted]] 86 [[/preprinted]] [[top margin]] Haiti 22. [[/top margin]] [[margin]] VII-II-35 [[/margin]] Got a very late start for Kenscoff and Furcy [[margin]] J [[/margin]] on top of the ridge south of Port-au-Prince. Left motor at foot of trail in Kenscoff and walked about a mile and a half to the top, that is, the pass. Furcy is a mile or two further at about same elevation. [[margin]] I [[/margin]] Tried sweeping and beating with good success at [[underlined]] Station 23 [[/underlined]]. Along trail to Furcy, 1 1/2 miles south (above) Kenscoff, south of Port-au-Prince. Steep hills with patches of brush, grassy slopes used for pasture. Few pines at summit. Obtained two very beautiful Lycids, two species of Cassidids, the same large grey and red weevil as in Jamaica, two large Elaterids, several of what appeared at a glance to be fireflies, several small black Mordellids, brilliantly coloured leaf-hoppers, several small weevils, [[margin]] A [[/margin]] one red species of Coccinellid, a small Staph or two [[insertion]] (1) [[/insertion]], and numerous minute beetles, etc. [[margin]] E [[strikethrough]] B [[/strikethrough]] [[/margin]] In working dung I found many [[insertion]] (40) [[/insertion]] Staphs. Seem to be mostly Onytelinae (sp?), one [[underlined]] Philonthus [[/underlined]], and perhaps a couple of Xantholininae. Also took several tiny [[underlined]] Cercyons [[/underlined]], and [[underlined]] Aphodius [[/underlined]] A large [[underlined]] Canthon [[/underlined]] seems to be the chief dung-beetle here. Every pile has a few and they are [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 87 [[/preprinted]] frequently seen or heard flying along just above the ground. If one sits down to work at a particular pile, one or two are sure to fly in and alight within reach. When a pile is found in just the right condition, rather dry, it simply teems with them. But the minute the pile is disturbed there arises a distinct low rustling sound which lasts about a minute. This is caused [[strikethrough]] boy [[/strikethrough]] by the beetles escaping downward into the sod beneath, their powerful legs scraping against the grass. The combined sound from such a large number (must be at least a hundred frequently) is audible for a distance of several feet. [[margin]] B [[/margin]] This region contains more familiar-looking plants than any I've seen yet. There are pines ([[underlined]] Pinus occidentalis [[/underlined]]), dandelion, wild radish, mulleins, [[strikethrough]] and of course m [[/strikethrough]] some kind of berry, and of course many strange [[margin]] G [[/margin]] ones. The whole area from here to Port-au-Prince is white limestone (Eocene). [[margin]] I [[/margin]] Every night do a little collecting here in the hotel lobby. A small brown scarab is common, and tonight got a fine Forficulid about 1 1/8" long, spotted by Mr. Barnes, manager. [[end page]]