2U6 |(U{MIC'II),-E. 



tlie hinder m:irgiii sliglitly concave ; niandible.s narrow, o))scurely 

 loneitudinally striata, wlicn closed partially concealed under the 

 proi^^ctiIlg margin of the clypeus, the latter obtusely bicarinato ; 

 anienna? moderately long, the scape not quite attaining the poste- 

 rior margin of the bead ; eyes comparatively large and flat, placed 

 about tbe middln of the side of the bead. Thorax anteriorly 

 rounded, moderately broad, the meso- and metanotum narrow and 

 stronMv compressed, tbe meso-metanotal suture distinct; the 

 thoriix in profile emarginate at the suture, the basal portion of 

 the metanotum broadening ])osteriorly. Pedicel : the nodes, seen 

 from above, nearly equal, the rounded Isf nodi' higher than the 

 2ud and petiolate anteriorly ; abdomen oval. 



5 . Closely resembles the ^ , hut larger. Jiead a little broader 

 than long, plainlv longitudinally striate. Thorax obscurely trans- 

 versely striate, the mesonotum narrow, very gibbous anteriorly : 

 metanotum broadening posteriorly, concave apically from side to 

 side, the concavity more coarsely transversely striate. Pedicel : 

 the 1st node anteriorly petiolate, cuneiform, higher, somewhat 

 sharper above than the 2nd node, which is transverse, rounded 

 abo\e; abdomen long and massive, the posterior margins of the 

 setrinents bright yellow. Colour entirely as in the ^ ; pilosity 

 short and somewhat abundant. Wings hyaline, nervures pale 

 yellow. 



(S . Dark brown, almost black, the apex of the mandibles, 

 antenna) and tibiae and tarsi of the legs yellowish ferruginous ; 

 entirelv rugulose, but silky and shining in certain lights. Por 

 the rest the characters of the genus. 



Length, ^ 2-5-'3 5 ; $ 7-8 ; c? 0-05 mm. 



Bab. The Punjab to Madras, and Bombay to Burma. Fairly 

 common. The commonest MonoMorhiiii in Burma. 



237. Monomorium glyciphilum, Smith (Mynnica), Cat. vi (1858), 

 p. iL'o. 



5 . Dull sordid brownish yellow, the apical two-thirds of the 

 abdomen dark brown ; head, thorax and node of pedicel minutely 

 rugulose, granulate and subopaque, abdomen shining; pilosity 

 very sparse, reduced to a long soft hair here and there. Head 

 subrectangular with the angles rounded, the sides of the head 

 slightly convex, posteriorly broad, as broad as in front ; mandibles 

 smooth and shining, with a few punctures and obscure stria); 

 clypeus very convex in the middle, the medial posteriorly con- 

 vergent carinse not very distinct ; antenna) 12-joiiited, the scape 

 not quite reaching the top of the head : eyes of moderate 

 size, lateral, placed very little below the middle of tbe head. 

 Thorax : the pro-mesonotum very convex, rounded anteriorly and 

 at tbe sides ; meso-metanotal suture deeply impressed, the thorax 

 distinctly emarginate at the suture: basal portion of metanotum 

 rounded," convex at the sides, a little flat above, and passing by a 



