208 I'OKMKJII) K. 



above; the 2ncl node subglobose, broader- lliaii long, broader lh;iii 

 the 1st node; alidoiui'ii elongate, oval. 



Leii(/tJi, ^ !•') mm. 



liah. Itecorded from the A'orth-west Himalayas (Jior/ers); Bengal 

 ( liothnerj) ; the Shaii States, Burma (BimfJtani). 



24U. Monomorium atomUS, Fun-/. Rev. Suisse /no/. \ (!•»(«), p. 2 10. 



^ . Pale yellow, the legs a shade paler than the liead and 

 thorax ; entirely smooth, polished and shining : pilosity sparse, on 

 the scape ot" the anteinnc and tibia? ot" the legs oblique. Head a 

 little broader posteriorly than in front, the posterior border 

 slightly emarginate ; mandibles narrow, the masticatory margin 

 with 4 teeth, maxillary palpi l-jointed ; (;lypeus slightly convex, 

 the carina? strongly convergent above, obtuse ; antennic 1 l-jointed, 

 very short, the scape not nearly attaining the posterior margin of 

 the head ; eyes placed below the middle of the side of the head. 

 Thorax : the pro-raesonotum very convex, meso-metanotal suture 

 deeply impressed, the thorax constricted at the suture and in pro- 

 file emarginate above ; basal portion of metanotum rectangular, a 

 very little longer than broad. Pedicel : the nodes from abo\ e 

 subequal, globose, the 1st node anteriorly petiolate ; abdomen 

 oval. 



5 . A^ery narrow. The two nodes of the pedicel thick and 

 i-ounded. The ])osterior portion of the pronotum forming part of 

 the dorsum. Mesonotum very narrow and elongate. Of a 

 reddish yellow. A bi-own mark round the ocelli, and a brownish 

 band on each abdominal segment. For tlie rest resembles 

 the $. 



Leni/th, ^ not quite i"5 ; $ 2-5 mm. 



Jlah. Eecorded from the North-west Himalayas (Smi/thicn) ; 

 Bengal {llothney S^- Tai/Ior) ; Western India, Poona (Wrour/hton): 

 Assam (Snii/thies). 



Var. inteijrias, Porel ^ , of which the 5 is described above, 

 ditfers from the type in having the meso-metanotal suture less 

 deeply impressed. 



241, Monomorium sagei, Fore/, Rev. Suisse Zov/. X (1!»02), p. 211. 



^ . Pale yellow, the sides of the abdominal segments indistinctly 

 brownish : some specimens are entirely yellow ; head, thorax 

 (metaiTotum excepted) and abdomen smooth and shining, the 

 metanotum finely riiguloso, opaque : pilosity whitish, son)ewhat 

 sparse, the scape of the antennie and the tibiie of the legs pubes- 

 cent. Head strongly convex in froiit, the sides straight, the 

 l)osterior margin widely emarginate and a little broader than the 

 head in front ; nuindil)les narrow ; clypeus convex, its anterior 

 margin slightly and widely arched ; antenna? long and thick, the 

 scape reaching beyond tlie top of the head, the club of the 



