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long as the other two together. Eyes situated at anterior third of sides of 

 head. Pronotum produced at sides into prominent, subacute angles. Pro- 

 mesonotal impression feeble. Mesonotum elevated at sides as short subconi- 

 cal projections. Base and declivity of epinotum equal; spines acute, straight, 

 about as long as their distance apart at base. Petiole short, node in profile 

 thickly cuneiform, its dorsal surface straight. Postpetiole twice as broad as 

 petiole, twice as broad as long, rounded at side«. 



Moderately shining. Mandibles finely punctate. Head with fine, longi- 

 tudinal separated striae, which become indistinct behind, the spaces between 

 and the occipital region rugulosely punctate. Thorax, epinotum, petiole, and 

 postpetiole densely, though shallowly, pujuctate. Gaster finely punctate. 



Erect, very fine white pilosity moderately abundant on head and body, 

 mandibles, and appendages. 



Yellow-brown; gaster and a pair of blotches on front fuscous. 



Fig. 12. — Pheidole onifera Mann. Soldier. 



Worker. Length 1.5 mm. 



Head a little longer than broad, narrowed in front and behind, sides con- 

 vex, posterior border distinctly concave. Mandibles 7-dentate. Anterior 

 border of clypeus straight. Antennal scapes slightly surpassing occipital 

 corners; funicular joints 2-8 transverse. Eyes situated at middle of sides 

 of head. Pronotum with subangulate humeri; sides at middle elevated into 

 short elevated angulate projections; margined behind. Mesonotum margined 

 at sides, the margins terminating as angulate elevated projections, similar to 

 those of pronotum. Base of epinotum flat, a little longer than declivity; 

 spines erect, divergenjt, acute, a httle longer than their distance apart at base. 

 Petiolar node in profile triangular, upper margin straight. Postpetiole little 

 broader than petiole, slightly broader than long and rounded laterally. 



Subopaque. Head finely striolate in front, densely punctate at sides and 

 on occiput. Thorax sparsely and irregularly striate longitudinally and finely 

 punctate. Epinotum densely punctate. Nodes and gaster shining and very 

 finely punctate. 



Fine erect hairs moderately abundant on head, body, and appendages. 



Yellowish brown throughout. 



Viti Levu: Nadarivatu. (Type-locality). Ovalau: Levuka. Ta- 

 viuni: Somo Somo. 



