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front and tortuous and reticulate on sides and occiput. Thorax 

 coarsely reticulately striate, the striae more transvei-se on the meso- 

 tliorax. Base and declivity of epinotum transversely striate. Peti- 

 ole finely and superficially punctate. Gaster with sparse, fine punc- 

 tures. Antennal scapes ru^ilose. Legs finely punctate. 



Fine, erec't, ra<;her stiff hairs moderately abundant on head and 

 body. Antennae and legs with sparse pubescence, the legs with a 

 few longer semiappressed hairs. 



Black; appendages dark brown. 



Type loeality. — Honduras: San Juan Pueblo. (Several specimens 

 on orchids from Jalapa. Mexico, taken in quarantine at Washington 

 are apparentlj^ identical with the cotypes.) 



('otypes.—Q2ii. No. 24448. U.S.N.M. 



Described from six workers. 



This species, which is dedicated to Don Felix Vacarro, of Ceiba 

 and NeAV Orleans, and the preceding species are abeiTant in the 

 structure of the antennae, but otherwise have the characters of the 

 ovinis Stenamma. 



APHAENOGASTER (DEROMYRMA) HONDURIANA, new species. 



Woi'ker. — Length, 3.75-4 mm. (fig. 11). 



Head elongate, broadest in front, sides little convex; occiput 

 narrowed, Avith the border reflexed. Mandibles large, pointed at 

 tips, the blades with five short, broadly triangular teeth, the apical 

 of which are larger than the others. Clypeus moderately convex, 

 broadly rounded at anterior border. Frontal lobes narrow ; carinae 

 feeble, extending to opposite middle of eyes. Antennae slender, the 

 scapes extending half their length beyond the occipital cornftra" 

 funicular joints 2-7 about twice as long as broad; joints 8-11, much 

 longer and a little thicker, forming an elongate club, which is some- 

 Avhat longer than the remainder of the funiculus. Eyes large and 

 convex, situated a little in front of the middle of head. Thorax 

 slender. Pro-mesonotum in profile evenly arcuate above, except the 

 posterior fifth, which is rather flat and sloping toward the strong 

 mesoepinotal impression. Epinotum in profile with the base flat, 

 nearly two times as long as the declivity and separated from it by 

 an obtuse angle, feebly dentate at the corners. Peduncle of petiole 

 as long as the node, which is highest in front, flat and sloping dor- 

 sally and short and sloping behind. Postpetiole slightly shorter 

 than the petiole, evenly convex in profile; from above more than two 

 times as broad as the petiole, narrowed in front, broadest behind 

 middle. Gaster elongate oval. Legs long, the femora slightly 

 thickened in front of middle. 



Body and legs moderately shining. Mandibles moderately shining, 

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