. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 154 WILLIAM MORTON WHEELER. For many years Sericomyrmex has been the one genus of Attine ants which I have not had an adequate opportunity to study. These insects are local or sporadic in their occurrence and very unobtrusive and timid in their behavior. Even on the few occasions when I have encountered them I could make but a superficial examination of their nests. My note-books contain only the following jottings:. FIG. i. Laboratory of the Institute for Tropical Research on Barro Colorado Island, in Gatun Lake, Panama Can
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 154 WILLIAM MORTON WHEELER. For many years Sericomyrmex has been the one genus of Attine ants which I have not had an adequate opportunity to study. These insects are local or sporadic in their occurrence and very unobtrusive and timid in their behavior. Even on the few occasions when I have encountered them I could make but a superficial examination of their nests. My note-books contain only the following jottings:. FIG. i. Laboratory of the Institute for Tropical Research on Barro Colorado Island, in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal Zone. Photograph by Mr. James Zetek. Dec. 15, 1911, I happened on a number of nests of a small Sericomyrmex, which I have since described as 5. zacapanus (1924) on the clay banks of a small irrigating ditch in an orchard at Zacapa, a very arid locality in Guatemala. The nests had small craters 2-3 inches in diameter, which were either single or in rows, like those of Solenopsis geminata nests, and were covered with the ejected fragments of exhausted fungus substratum. The soil was so hard that I could not reach the chambers and gardens which must have been some distance beneath the surface. The few workers that were abroad were bringing in small vegetable. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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