FORMICIDAE 365 



Genus FORELIUS Emery, p. 836 



foetidus foetidus (Buckley). Kans., Okla. and Tex. to Colo, and Calif., south 

 to Mexico. 

 Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 434-436, map. 



DORYMYRMEX subgenus CONOMYRMA Forel, p. 837 



Morphology: Eisner, 1957, loc. cit. supra, pp. 463-464, pi. 7, fig. 33; pi. 

 8, fig. 37; pi. 10, fig. 46 (proventriculus). 



bicolor W. M. Wheeler, changed status. 



Doryinyrniex (Conoinyriua) pyramicus bicolor W. M. Wheeler. Raised 

 to sp. rank (teste Cole, 1958 (1957). N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 65: 

 130). 

 Taxonomy: Wilson, 1958 (1957). Psyche 64: 76. 



pyramicus bicolor W. M. Wheeler. Raised to sp. rank. 



pyramicus pyramicus (Roger). Entire U. S. with the possible exception of 



New England States north of Conn., and Wash. 

 Taxonomy: Wilson, 1958 (1957). Psyche 64: 76. 

 Biology: Wilson 1958 (1957). Psyche 64: 48.— G. C. and J. Wheeler, 



1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 155-157, map. 

 Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 432-434, map. 



Genus TAPINOMA Foerster, pp. 837-833 



Morphology: Eisner, 1957, loc. cit. supra, pp. 456-457, pi. 6, fig. 26 



(proventriculus) . 

 Physiology: Toropsian, 1960. Insectes Sociaux 7: 171-174 (tropholactic 



and proctodeal in Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille) ). — Weber, 1961. 



Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 63: 217-218 (use of poison). 



melanocephalum (Fabricius). 



Biology: King, 1948. Iowa Acad. Sci. Proc. 55: 395.— Kempf, 1961. 



Studia Ent. 4: 520.— Brown, 1964. Ent. News 75: 14-15. 

 Physiology: Weber, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 218 (employment of venom by 



ant). 



sessile (Say). 



Biology: Kannowski, 1959. Insectes Sociaux 6: 126-129 (155, pleo- 



metrosis). — G. C. and J. Wheeler, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 157-160, 



map. 

 Ecology: Gregg, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 443-447, map. 



Subfamily FORMICINAE 



Biology: Pontin, 1960. Insectes Sociaux 7: 227-230 (experiments in 

 colony founding in Lasius niger (L.) and Lasius flamis (F.)). — 

 Kannowski, 1963. Pavia Univ., Atti IV Cong. U.I.E.I.S., v. 12, 

 pp. 74-102, tables 1-7 (flight activities). 



Morphology: Eisner and Wilson, 1952. Psyche 59: 47-60, fig. 1, pis. 

 5, A, B, C, D; pi. 6, A, B, (proventriculus). 



*PLAGiOLEPIS subgenus PLAGiOLEPIS Mayr 



Plagiolepis subg. Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861. Europ. Formicid., p. 42. 

 Type: Formica pygmaea Latreille. By monotypy. 



Insert before Brachymyrmex Mayr, p. 838. 



*alluaudi Emery. Calif. (Catalina Isl.). Introduced. An Old World species 

 that has been widely disseminated by commerce. 



Taxonomy: M. R. Smith, 1957. N. Y. Ent. Soc. Jour. 65: 195-198 (also 

 biology). 



Biology: Taylor and Wilson, 1961. Psyche 68: 143. 



BRACHYMYRMEX subgenus BRACHYMYRMEX Mayr, pp. 838-839 



Biology: Arnaud and Quate. 1951. Pan-Pacific Ent. 27: 171 (note on 

 swarming) . 



