STRUMIGENYS. 149 



175. Strumigenys godeffroyi. 3Iaijr. Sitzungsb. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 

 liii, 1 Ahth. (18C)6),p. 516, 5; Forel, Rev. Suisse Zool. x (1902), 

 p. 243,?. 



^ . Pale reddish, the mandibles, antennae and legs yellowish ; 

 head and thorax somewhat coarsely and very closeh' punctate- 

 reticulate and opaque, the punctures on the thorax less deep than 

 on the head ; abdomen smooth and shining, with the base abo\e 

 covered with short longitudinal striae ; pilosity sparse, white, 

 rather long. Head, thorax and abdomen entirely characteristic 

 of the genus ; mandibles very slender, subcylindrical and parallel, 

 bent towards the apex at right angles, and furnished with three 

 teeth, the innermost long and spiuiform ; clypeus truncate, not 

 produced ; antennas filiform, the scape short, not reaching much 

 beyond the level of the eyes, and with oblique, soft, rather long 

 pilosity. Thorax, pedicel and abdomen with the characters of the 

 genus. 



5 . Very similar to the ^ , the thorax and abdomen moi'e massive, 

 the eyes larger, ocelli present ; the nodes of the pedicel larger. 



Length, ^ 2'5 to nearly 3 ; $ 3 mm. 



Hah. Recorded from Western and Southern India {Wrorigliton). 

 Originally described from Samoa. 



The Indian form has been separated as var. indica, Forel. It 

 is more pilose, with a slightly longer abdomen, which is also more 

 densely striate at the base. 



17(5. Strumigenys lewisi, Cam. Proc Manch. L. Phil. Soc. xxv, 

 1887, p. 229. 



^ . Eeddish yellow, the mandibles, antennae and legs slightly 

 paler; head, thorax and the 1st node of the pedicel closely cribrately 

 punctured, opaque ; legs, 2nd node of the pedicel above and 

 abdomen smooth and shining, a few longitudinal strite at the base 

 of the last ; pilosity pale, rather sparse, oblique, nearly recumbent 

 on the tibiae of the legs. Head slightly convex in front, nearly 

 twice as long as the mandibles ; these latter curved outwards, 

 flat above and punctured, the apical tooth the smallest ; clypeus 

 trvmcate anteriorly ; eyes small. Thorax, pedicel and abdomen 

 with the characters of the genus. The metanotum and pedicel 

 are encrusted with a spongy substance. 



Length, ^ 2*5-3'5 mm. 



Hah. Recorded so far only from Upper Burma, near Bhamo 

 (Fea). Described originally from Japan. 



177. Strumigenys smythiesi, Forel, Pev. Suisse Zool. X (1902), 

 p. 242. 



^ . Ferruginous yellow, a brighter yellow on the thorax and 

 abdomen, the latter with an ill-defined, transverse, brownish band. 

 Head, antennae and legs minutely reticulate-punctate, dull and 

 subopaque, the head in certain lights slightly shining, the pedicel 

 covered A\ith a spongy substance ; the thorax, nodes of the pedicel 

 and abdomen highly polished, smooth and shining; pilosity sparse, 



