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Verg
plus
1973
Journal
103
24 March
12 kmN. Tobeli'legu, Dept. Cordillera, Paraguay.
large # of insects dropping out of tree, into
the swarm belw. The tree spruce were
loaded with ants - every twig & leaf laden
flew on it.
Their bite is not particularly
painful at least not compared to a jiro and Feltus that their poison is not so potent.
Night very clear calm 11PM temp 78°F,
25 March
6AM temp 68°F. Nothing in trap.
Looked round in grassland - no mouse sign.
PM-
large I mevo - like lyred in one of the foot snaptaps.
Changed all traps - put live traps in swamp (mule & grasse) about ½ - live snaptaps in swamp
(boda rushes grasses with low open grass, water legumin,
etc. water 6"deep) & about ½ in dry, sl. elevated
grassland & brush.
In the net I caught &
released 1 A stiles (small & gray) & 12 stierine.
Caught & kept 1 L. borealis, Pysodema, & 3 Toratia.
& all but 5 and 7 the stierino & 1 of the Troatia were
caught over waters.
11PM temp 72°F. clear, windless.
26 March
one rat in a live trap. Nothing else.
6AM temp 68°F
Clear, windless, heavy dew.
Note - that 2 of the Toratia
have distinct pelge & immature repto organs.
Recoleta, Asuncion, Paraguay
noted droppings on the porch. set 2 net, leg wood.
caught 10 Melasopos & 1 Eptecin around 8PM.
clear, N wind, temp 27°C at 10PM.