wheeler: CHINESE ANTS. 547 



54. POLYRHACHIS (MyRMHOPLA) DIVES F. Smith. 



Six workers from Mokanshan and many taken between Shanghai 

 and Foochow (Gee), together with pieces of the nest consisting of silk 

 and vegetable detritus. This species is common and widely distrib- 

 uted in the Indomalayan subregion. 



55. PoLYRHACHis (Myrmhopla) hippomanes F. Smith var. 



MOESTA Emery. 



A single worker from Mokanshan (Gee). This variety, originally 

 described from Sumatra, occurs also in Formosa. I have seen speci- 

 mens from the Philippines. 



