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thorax and abdomen have regular and widely separated punctures 

 smooth at bottom and less coarse than those of head, though moder- 

 ately strong. Type — M. C. Z. 8,692. 



Kcij to the Fijian Species of Lobopelta. 



Head nearly as broad as long. Clypeus moderately projecting and rather 

 broadly rounded at middle. Petiole in profile as high as long 1 



1 . Thorax and petiole coarsely sculptured foveopunctata Mann 



Thorax and petiole smooth and shining letilae Mann 



Head much longer than broad. Clypeus longer, pointed, or narrowly 



rounded at middle. Petiole in profile distinctly longer than high 2 



2. Petiole from above narrowed and appearing pedunculate in front 

 Antennal scapes surpassing occipital corners by three eighths their length, 

 funicular joints very long and slender. Sculpture finer. Length 8 mm. 



vitiensis Mann 

 Petiole from above narrowed in front, but without attenuate peduncle- 

 like portion. Antennal scapes shorter, funicular joints shorter and thicker. 

 Sculpture coarser. Length 4-5.5 mm 3 



3. Head subquadrate, not broader in front than behind. Eyes small, 

 distinctly more than twice their longitudinal diameter from base of mandibles. 

 Length 3.75 mm humiliata Mann 



Head broader in front than behind. Eyes larger, their distance from base 

 of mandibles much less than twice their longitudinal diameter. Length 4.5- 

 5 mm 4 



4. Head nearly twice as long as broad. Distance from eyes to base of 

 mandibles distinctly greater than the longitudinal diameter of eye. Smaller, 

 length 4.5 mm., more slender species. Mesoepinotum with transverse 

 impression navua Mann 



Head shorter. Distance from eyes to base of mandibles about equal to 

 longitudinal diameter of eye. Mesoepinotum not impressed. Larger, 

 length 5.55 mm., more robust species fugax Mann 



18. Anochetus graeffei Mayr. 

 Verh. Zool. bot. gesellsch. Wien, 1870, 20, p. 961, 9 . 



Vitu Levu: Waiyanitu. Vanua Leva: Lasema, Suene. Taviuni: 

 Somo Somo. Kadavu: Vanua Ava, Buke Levu. 

 Nests in small colonies beneath stones. 



