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74 Puerto Rico 32. (Piestinae 5 spp., - 26 and 11 and 1 and 2 and 1, Paedrinae -1, 3 spp. of Aleocharinae-12 and 1 and 134), 1 Pselaphidae [[strike]] w [[/strike]] 4 Brenthidae, 1 Platypodidae, 5 Scolytidae. [[margin]] c [[/margin]] From fresh fungi took 3988 Staphs (Paederinae-1), Aleocharinae-3857 and 9 and [[insert]] and 1 [[/insert]] and 120, mantid, ants, and larvae. Then we returned to the Station and I talked with Oakley at his office till eleven thirty. He gave me two more vials of Staphs, one taken in vicinity of Mayaguez, situation unknown; the other taken from rotten wood, Mayaguez, Nov. 1935. He also gave me two Scarabs which the thinks are new, but which were immature when he found them. In the cage where he put them to darken and harden, they died, apparently from the inclosed larval parasites. They were not more than 18 hours before put into alcohol. We had lunch with the Oakleys' and then had to hurry to the train. I am to write to Oakley as we know when we arrive back in Washington, and then he'll let us know when he will be passing through. I forgot to records a rapture made last night. [[underline]] Station 359. [[/underline]] College of Agriculture, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Flying to light at night - 1 Cerambycidae ([[underline]]Chlorida[[/underline]]) We had an uneventful trip home. [[end page]] [[start page]] 75 [[margin]]I-7-37[[/margin]] No milk delivered this morning so we had to have breakfast at the tavern. When we both set to work at assembling things for packing. I took the bus down to Bailey's, where I learned that the Cuban prospect has decided he doesn't want the motor. I came back with a mechanic to help me put on the sidecar, and then after lunch went back to the garage to meet another man who said he would call in the afternoon. At six he still hadn't come, so I went home. Spent the evening counting specimens taken at Mayagiig. Didn't quite finish. [[margin]]I-8-37[[/margin]] Went to town early to mail a box of Staphs that Danforth loaned, and two rolls of maps. As the latter would have cost several dollars apiece, I went up to the quarantine office, where Mr. Avery gave me two franks. Then I went to the Dept. of Interior to license the motorcycle. This cost nearly twenty dollars. Spent the afternoon bathing miscellaneous things. Bought 1/2 a gallon of alcohol (they are allowed by law to sell only denatured, except by doctor's prescription) and filled the tank that is nearly full, to send home. We did the december accounts and were both amazed and chagrined at how much we spent. [[end page]]
