488 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



27. Macromischa lugens Roger. 

 Berl. ent. zeitschr., 1863, 7, p. 188 8 . 



Gundlach says that he found this species in the highlands of Camoa. 

 It is represented by a cotype (no. 69) in his collection. It bore the 

 no. 310 in the Poey coll. and is probably to be found in the collection 

 of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia. 



28. Macromischa punicans Roger. 

 Berl. ent. zeitschr., 1863, 7, p. 189 8 . 



Gundlach gives as localities for this species "the farallones of 

 Santiago de Cuba and Monte Toro in the mountains of Guantanamo" 

 at the extreme eastern end of the island. His collection contains a 

 single cotype (no. 314). 



29. Macromischa gundlachi, sp. nov. 



Worker. Length about 4 mm. 



Body rather slender. Head subrectangular, somewhat longer than 

 broad, with the eyes at the middle of its sides. Thorax, slender, 

 broadest through the pronotum, without distinct mesoepinotal con- 

 striction. Epinotum about twice as long as broad, with parallel 

 sides and without spines. Petiole slender, fully three times as long 

 as broad, pedunculate in front, broadest behind through the node, 

 which is rounded and very low, passing gradually into the peduncle. 

 Post-petiole campanulate, nearly twice as broad as the petiole, as 

 broad as long, evenly rounded above. Femora strongly incrassated; 

 tibiae and antennae slender. 



Body rather shining but apparently very finely punctate; thorax 

 above with coarse rather sinuous longitudinal rugae. 



Hairs very fine, not distinctly visible. 



Dark red, the whole body, including the legs and antennae with 

 beautiful violet reflections, which are most intense along the sides of 

 the thorax, so that the latter appears to have a broad paler band 

 down its middle. 



Described from a single specimen (no. 375) in the Gundlach coll., 

 without precise locality. 



