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5. Proceratium relictoi, sp. nov. Fig. 3. 



Worker. Length 3.75 mm. 



Head a little longer than broad, slightly narrowed in front, with very 

 feebly convex sides, rounded corners and straight occipital border. Mandibles 

 elongate triangular accuminate apically, rather strongly narrowly convex at 

 middle of outer border; blades with seven stout, triangular, separated teeth. 

 Clypeus ver\^ short and rounded in front. Frontal carina short, moderately 

 arcuate. Frontal area strongly impressed. Anterior two thirds of front with 

 a median carina, which becomes more distinct apically. Antennal scapes 

 much thickened apicaUy, extending five sixths the distance to occipital corners; 

 funicular joints 2-3 a httle longer than broad, joints 4-10 slightly transverse, 

 terminal joint as long as the three joints preceding. Thorax robust, broadest 



Fig. 3. — Proceratium relictum Mann. Worker. Lateral view of head, thorax, amd petiole. 



at hmneri, pronotal region rounded at sides. Basal portion of epinotum with 

 a sutiue-Uke transverse impression; dechAaty shallowly concave, margined 

 lateraU}', the margins with a stout triangular tooth a little above middle. 

 Petiole squamiform, its border narrow, broadly rounded above, anteroventral 

 tooth elongate triangular. First gastric segment as long as broad. 



Moderateh- shining. ^Mandibles coarsely and densely striate. Head 

 rugulose and finely and rather densely punctate, the remainder finely but not 

 densely punctate, and not rugulose. 



Erect pilosity and silky and reciunbent hairs moderately thick on head, 

 bodj', and appendages. 



Dark reddish bro^Ti; appendages fighter. 



Female (dealated). Length 4.5 mm. 



Eyes small, flat, situated at sides of head a fittle behind the middle. Meso- 

 notum fittle convex; parapsidal furrows less than a third as long asmesonotum. 

 Scutellum subcircular. Base of epinotum very short and flat, separated from 



