Field notes, v1609
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B. Shelker 1976 Journal Vicinity Cuajimoloyas, Est. Oaxaca, Mexico. 14 Feb. a few mist logs. We moved on to the 2nd stop, 4 km. N. of Cuajimoloyas, at an elevation of 3170 m. Here we worked a very nice slope where we found Thorius fairly commonly. The best way to get them was rolling large logs with bark, & peeling bark that had been on the ground. However, they were also found inside rotten logs, under small logs, in stumps, etc. There seem to be either 2 color morphs of Thorius here, or 2 species. One is all black on the dorsal surface, the other is the more conventional dark with a brown stripe. However, other body proportions seem to be the same. In total we got ~50 animals in an hour or 2 of work. We then moved on another 2 km. to see what happens further on. This next area has a large cleared area with many logs about 1/3 the way up the slope to the left (east-facing) & we decided to work it. We found more of the same, & the same type of habitat. We worked up to the top of the crests & have found another area of cleared forest to many logs. I got 10 out of 1 log, & Jim at least that number out of a large rotten log. We took our ~50 Thorius (again both morphs, but the black more common this time) & split.