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[[preprinted]] 106 [[/preprinted]] Jamaica 18. [[left margin]] II-13-37 [[/left margin]] I forgot to mention she misses Savarian. They seemed just the same as on my last trip, and pleased to have us come. Ruth and Ed and I went out after breakfast to collect, but had rather poor luck. [[underlined]] Station 397. [[/underlined]] Along trail just south of Derry Estate, 4 miles ^ [[insert]] south - [[/insert]] east [[left margin]] A [[/left margin]] of Balaclava, in parish of Manchester. In termisaria found one queen, etc., but no guests. In the [[left margin]] B [[/left margin]] same carton Ed took some large red ants. From dung Ruth and I took 392 Staphs, [[underlined]] Aphodius [[/underlined]] , [[underlined]] Oniticellus [[/underlined]], [[left margin]] C [[/left margin]] Sphaeridiinae, etc. From under stones Ed took 3 Carabids and several snapping ants. After lunch we drove down to the foot of the hill north of the house to a small pond. [[underlined]] Station 398. [[/underlined]] [[left margin]] A [[/left margin]] 1/2 mile northwest of Derry. From mud at edge of pond Ruth and I took Staphs, Carabids, etc. [[left margin]] B [[/left margin]] In one termitarium we took a queen, etc.; in another [[left margin]] C [[/left margin]] just the smaller castes. In logs Ed took [[underlined]] Passalies [[/underlined]] , adults & larvae, and roaches. From very dry [[left margin]] D [[/left margin]] dung Ed took 1 Tenebrionid and some ants. [[left margin]] E [[/left margin]] From roffee flowers we took 2 Coccinellids, & 2 others. At tea time Marjorie Bonell came up from Kingston with a Miss Jones from Barbados. We set up [[left margin]] F [[/left margin]] the sheet and left the lantern and then dinner. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 107 [[/preprinted]] We stayed out for several hours but took only 3 [[underlined]] Cuclocephala [[/underlined]], 3 tiny Lampyrids, 2 [[underlined]] Pyrophorus [[/underlined]], many bugs, etc. The peenies were caught flying. [[left margin]] II-14-37 [[/left margin]] Ruth and Marjorie joined us this morning and brought a lunch. We went to "Oxford River" at [[underlined]] Station 399. [[/underlined]] One Eye River (locally "Oxford" River) 3 miles northeast of Balaclava, parish of Manchester; at highway bridge. [[left margin]] A [[/left margin]] From under stones, logs, rubbish, and banana stems ^ [[insert]] in the water [[/insert]] took 17 Staphs, about 100 Dryopids of 3 (?) species. [[left margin]] B [[/left margin]] Sweeping yielded only 6 Cocinellids, 1 Staph, bugs, spider. [[left margin]] C [[/left margin]] Osand bank C at river edge (put in with Dryopids) took 2 Staphs. from dung D [[left margin]] D [[/left margin]] Ruth took 8 Staphs, 2 [[underlined]] Phanaeus [[/underlined]] , 10 [[underlined]] Omiticellus [[/underlined]] , [[underlined]] Aphadius [[/underlined]] , 1 Forficulid, etc. A short distance up the road is the Oxford Cave. We ate lunch there but had no lights to explore. We then drove on along the edge of the Cockpit Country to Troy - a crossroads. [[underlined]] Station 400. [[/underlined]] Troy (crossroads) on Hectors River in southern Trelawney parish. Sweeping yielded 1 Coccinellid, 1 [[underlined]] Metamasius [[/underlined]] , many leafhoppers, bugs, and spiders. After dinner we drove down to [[underlined]] Station 401. [[/underlined]] 1/2 mile north of Derry, along parochial road. [[underlined]] Pyrophorus [[/underlined]] and Lampyrids flying. (a fine large new species of latter).