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coarsely punctate and less shining than the remainder of head and 

 the thorax, which are more finely shallowly punctate. 



Head, body, and appendages with abundant, fine, silky, semirecum- 

 bent yellow pilosity. 



Color brownish red. 



Feviale. — (deJilated). Length 2.25 mm. 



Similar in structure to worker, with the petiole a little shorter 

 and thicker and the epinotal spines more blunt. 



Type locality. — Honduras: Cecilia. 



Type.— CB,i. No. 24435, U.S.N.M. 



Described from a single worker and one female found beneath a 

 log. 



This is the first species of the genus to be described from Central 

 America. It is more closely related to crassicorne Emery, than to 

 the more southern croceuni Emery, differing from the former in its 

 thicker and shorter petiolar node, more pronounced epininotal spines 

 and in the much finer sculpture of the head and thorax. 



PLATYTHYREA PUNCTATA F. Smith. 



Honduras: Ceiba, San Juan Pueblo, Lombardia. 



NEOPONERA VILLOSA (Fabrieius), subspecies INVERSA (F. Smith). 



Honduras: Ceiba. 



One colony with larvae and pupae was found in a hollow log. 

 Though able to sting severely, the workers are exceedingly timid. 



NEOPONERA OBSCURICORNIS (LatreiUe). variety LATREILLEI Forel. 



Honduras: Progresso, Carmelina, San Juan Pueblo. Ceiba, Cho- 

 loma. 



NEOPONERA APICALIS (Latreille). 



Honduras: Lombardia, San Juan Pueblo. 



NEOPONERA UNIDENTATA (Mayr). 



Honduras: Lombardia. San Juan Pueblo. Progresso. 



NEOPONERA CARINULATA (Roger), Bubspecies GIDBINOTA Forel. 



Honduras : Lombardia. 



NEOPONERA CRENATA (Roger). 



Honduras: Ignacio. 

 Xesting in a hollow twig. 



PACHYCONDYLA (PACHYCONDYLA) HARPAX (Fabrieius). 



Honduras: Progresso. Lombardia, Carmelina, Ceiba, Cecilia, San 

 Juan Pueblo. 



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