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tions, and does not carry seeds. When dissecting the abdo- 

 men of this ant, I noticed that in freshly killed specimens a 

 drop of poison appears at the extremity of the sting, which 

 if brushed away will form again several times in succession. 

 Nest in the bark and wood of sick or decayed trees. (Men- 

 tone and Cannes.) 



(10) C. sordidulus, Mayr. — Very small (1| to 2 lines), 

 reseml)les C. scutellaris, but is uniformly black brown. No 

 perceptible smell. Lives on sweet secretions, and may fre- 

 quently be seen inside flowers. Nest in earth. Behaves like 

 C. scutellaris when excited. (Mentone and Cannes.) 



(11) Myrmica ccespitwrn, Latr. — Small (2 lines), brown. 

 Faint smell like peat smoke. Feeds on animal food and sweet 

 secretions, and may occasionally be seen collecting and carrying 

 in seeds. Nest in the ground. (Mentone and Cannes.) 



(12) Pheidole {Atta or Myrmica) megacei:)hala. — Very small 

 (1|- to 2 lines), yellow, the larger workers having enormous 

 heads. Smell very peculiar, and a trifle like aniseed when 

 crushed. Appears to be a true harvester, and not to seek for 

 sweet secretions. Nest in ground. (Mentone and Cannes.) 



(18) Ph. {Atta or Myrmica) pallidula. — Very small (1^ 

 lines), pale yellow, closely resembles Ph. megacephala, but is 

 paler and more transparent, and the larger workers have less 

 disproportionate heads. Smell not noted. Habits not fully 

 observed. Nest in ground. (Mentone.) 



(14) Atta {Aphenogaster or Myrmica) structor. — E,ather 

 large (2 to 4 lines), of a claret brown. No smell when crushed. 

 A true harvester, and does not appear to seek for sweet 

 secretions, though it will occasionally take animal food. Nest 

 in ground or under stones. (Mentone and Cannes.) 



(15) Atta. {Aph. or Myrmica) harhara. — Rather large 

 (2 to 4 lines), jet black. No smell when crushed. Habits of 

 strudor. Nest in earth, and more frequently in uncultivated 

 ground. I have twice seen a few ants coloured like structor 

 in colonies of harhara. (Mentone, Cannes, and Marseilles.) 



(16) Atta {Aph. or Myrmica) harhara var. — A large ant (3 

 to 6 lines). The larger workers black, witli red or mahogany- 

 coloured heads, the smaller most frequently black, and like 

 those of Atta harhara, of wliich this is probably only a 



