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isolated patch of dense rain
forest jungle - immense trees,
tangled vines, and thick undergrowth,
all evergreen. Though
conditions were very dry, the
annual rainfall is evidently
quite high. Sweeping the
foliage in filtered shade proves
productive; a large number of
specimens were collected in a
section of rotting vine 4 or 5
inches in diameter, just at and
slightly above ground level.
warm, sunny day.

STOP 173- MYSORE: SIRSI, II-16-62
400 specimens. 600 METERS

Camp located in the compound of
the forest rest house on a
knoll surrounded by large
native trees and fields of grass.
Both morning and evening temperature
were 75° F. Collecting was good
under logs in a dry, grassy
field.

STOP 174- MYSORE: TYAGLI, 500
METERS, II-17-62
300 specimens

Low hills - dense rain forest
jungle, large evergreen trees and
vines. Conditions for the most part
very dry. Warm sunny day.
Area located 1 mile south of KANSUR,
a little village in a valley, with
its typical [ballara?] and palm
groves and rice paddies. Forest
undesturbed, though a few trees had
been cut.

NOTE: some specimen labels bear
the locality "2 MI. N. TYAGLI"; though
this is the precise locality, the
biotype are identical. TYAGLI
alone will suffice.

STOP 175 - MYSORE: JOG FALLS,
525 METERS, II-17-62
1500 specimens.

Rain forest area near the western
escapment of the western hill
range. Diurnal collecting; dense
jungle in a small creek gully not