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B. Shiff
1976
Journal
Vicinity of Llano de las Flores, Oaxaca, Mexico.
1 Feb.
10 in all. This log was cedar, it was rotted to the point
of breaking into large chunks - not trocily rotten, but
breaking up. This type of log proved the best for Thorius
at this stop i. several others - they seem to dislike
really rotten logs, i. you can't get into solid ones. I
then moved off into the woods by the side of the
house i got more Thorius in similar cedar logs.
In study spots I also found them under large
pieces of peeled bark on the ground; for those
maintained their moisture well. All together, we
Got about 35 Thorius - I got ~ 25 of them. Also,
I picked up another Scleropus out running around.
We then moved on to Llano de las Flores - a large
clearing another 8 km. W. on the road. This area is
a very large meadow that crosses the road slightly
& has a small stream going down the middle
of it. Also, at the eastern edge is an agricultural
N.
↑
collect.
x x x
Llano de las Flores
research station
creek
Hwy
175
research station of some type. We collected along
the northern edge of the meadow, etc on a