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17. Leptomyrmex varians var. ruficeps Emery. 

 (Fig. 11). 



Emery Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 39, 1895, p. 352 ^ ; Froggatt, Agric. 

 Gaz. N. S. W. Sept. 1905, p. 23; Emery, Genera Insect. Fasc. 137, 

 1912, p. 17; Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agrar. R. Scuola Sup. d'Agric. 

 Portici 8, 1914, p. 180. 



Worker. Differing from the typical form and preceding variety in 

 color. The head and antennae are yellowish testaceous; the thorax, 

 gaster and femora i)lack; the tibipe, tarsi and anal orifice pale yellow. 



Figure 11. Leptomyrmex varians Emery, var. ruficeps Emery, replete 

 worker; h. head of same from above. 



Queensland: Mt. Bellenden Ker (Podenzana); Cairns (Froggatt); 

 Kuranda (Wheeler). 



Neiv South Wales: Katoomba, Blue Mts. (F. Silvestri). 



I found this variety to be very common in the vicinity of Kuranda, 

 where it may be seen stalking about singly on almost any of the shady 

 paths in the tropical "scrub." The following notes on three nests 

 which I examined may be of interest in connection with the remarks 

 on behavior in the introduction to this paper: 



