W. M. Wheeler.
The Ants of Tobago Island.
Psyche 26:113, 1919.

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During April, 1918, Fmf. A. L. Treadwell of Vmmr College d- lected ~uch ants as he mdd find on the isIand of Tobago and mt them tm me for identification. The island is situated only twenty miles northeast of Wnidad and is twentysix miles long and men and one-half d e s broad. Though it might b expected to have a rich ant-fauna sommhat resembling that of Trinidad, Professor !badwell sucded in taking only the fohming eight species: I. Odmhach~~~ h m d a L. Numerous workers of the typical dark fom from Spey-Side.
2. fiohp& gmida Fabr. Numerous workem from Milford and Pigeon Point.
3. PMole megmqhda Fabr. A few soldiem and many workers from Pigeon Point and mme other lditiw on the island, "nesting in the sand of the seashore.''
4. Phdohfdh Map subsp. m&i~ Forel. A single ddier fmm Pigeon Point.
5. A m y m doapima W&. !lbo workers from Pigeon Foht.
6. Bmlq& (Nyhruhb) hghm& Lab. h a 1 workem from SpeySide.
7. Cmnponoha~ (Mpmm%&) abhmidia Fabr. Emen workers of ihe typical form of this variable species from Pigeon Point and St. Patrick% Cathedral, "nesting in a dabash."



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