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[[stamped]] 94 [[/stamp]] Jamaica 6.

   In the evening Ed and I chased fireflies in the lot behind the house. WE got about eight, with two make black widows and myriapods. We also got a large series of some 1/4" beetle on posts.
[[underline]] Station 360. [[/underline]]
Right bank of Ferry River, 1/2 mile above highway [[margin]] A [[/margin]] (7 miles west of Kingston). From dung took 8 Staphs ([[underline]] Oxytelus [[/underline]] - 2, Paederinae - 1, Aleocharinae - 5), etc. From now on all [[underline]] other [[/underline]] insects will be put with those taken by Ed, and won't be listed here.
[[margin]] B = Fungus [[underline]] 79 Staphs [[/underline]] [[/margin]]
   About five o'clock we all went for a ride up to the Gyrinid locality above Gordon Town. Ed got some water beetles, and we put the net up over the car for the whole trip back home.
[[underline]] Station 361. [[/underline]]
Roads between Gordon Town and Half Way Tree, in vicinity of Hope Gardens, Kingston. From the net over the car at dusk took [[space left to be filled in]] Staphs, etc., etc.
[[margin]] I-30-37 [[/margin]] took our lunch and spent the day by circling the eastern end of the island. We wen t across to Annotto Bay, through Port Antonia, John Crow Mts., and Morant Bay.
[[underline]] Station 362. [[/underline]]
Just east of Annotto Bay along road to Port Antonio. Sweeping along road and stream. (Staphs ??)
[[underline]] Station 363. [[/underline]]
Near Hope Bay, on main road to Port Antonio. From
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[[stamped]] 95 [[/stamp]]

[[margin]] A [[/margin]] fresh fungus took [[space left to be filled in]] Staphs. Ed collected also [[margin]] B [[/margin]] in dung.
[[underline]] 364. [[/underline]]
Same as sta. [[pencil]] 9 [[strikethrough]] and [[/pencil, / strikethrough]] (vol. I); near Friendship Valley, 5 miles west of Manchioneal. Sweeping: took the first  [[underline]] Stenus [[/underline]] of the trip.
[[underline]] Station 365. [[/underline]]
Same as sta. 8 (vol. I); 1 mile south of Manchioneal. Sweeping.
   We found the collecting poor at sta. 364 and 365, tho we did take a great many small spiders, etc. Ed's watch stopped for one hour, so we were later than we thought (8:45) getting home. The top speed of the Fiat is about 33 mph.
[[margin]] I-31-37 [[/margin]] Sunday. Spent the morning talking and planning After dinner (noon) we all rode out to the traps at Ferry River, found very little, and then drove up to the Bovell's for tea. then we went to keep a date with the Edward's for a cocktail party. This was at "The Pagoda", on top of a steep ridge about [[strikethrough]] two [[/strikethrough]] ^[[one]] mile east of Stony Hill. We stayed till after dark, and got home for a buffet supper.
[[underline]] Station 366. [[/underline]]
"The Pagoda" (elev. 2000 ft.) on ridge one mile south of Stony Hill. Lampyrids flying. No Staphs.
   In the evening Ed and I went collecting again in