268 iui{Miciu-=E. 



()val,vi'i-y convex in fi-ont, narrow posteriorly, with :i distinct though 

 limited j)osterior margin, very coarsely rugose, \\ith broken irregular 

 longitudinal coarse striae; mandibles very finely striate ; the tri- 

 angular median portion of the clypeus obsoletely coarsely striate; 

 frontal area depressed, smooth ; antenna! carina) wide apart, short 

 and parallel; eyes prominent, placed rather more forward than in 

 M. ritce; antennae long and slender, the scape extending beyond 

 the top of the head. Thorax elongate, with sculpture similar to 

 that on the head ; metauotal spines long and slender, pointing 

 backwards and slightly curved do\\ii\\ards ; legs long and slender. 

 Pedicel as in JI. vita' ; abdomen subglobose, very smooth, polished 

 and shining. 



Lenijth, ^ 5-5-2o nun. 



Jlah. Tenasserim, Muleyit, 3000-5500 ft. 



.307. Myrmica inezse, Fo/rl. Bev. Sinsne ZooL x (190i'). p. i^2(). 



$ . Black, the mandibles, antenna^ metauotal spines and legs 

 reddish bro\^ u ; head, thorax and nodes of pedicel coarsely and 

 closely striate rugose, the striae on the head longitudinal and re- 

 gular, on the thorax and pedicel transverse and somewhat irregular; 

 abdomen highly polished, smooth and shining ; pilosity light 

 reddish, fairly abundant and lung, oblique on the antennae and 

 legs. Head without the mandibles broadly oval, rounded pos- 

 teriorly, regularly convex ; mandibles triangular, finely longitu- 

 dinally striate, the masticatory margin denticulate ; clypeus broad, 

 the medial portion slightly convex, broadly produced and rounded 

 posteriorly ; antennal carinae short, wide apart ; antennae long and 

 somewhat thick, the scape extending ^A•ell beyond the top of the 

 head ; eyes large, lateral, closer to the anterior than to the 

 posterior margin of the head. Thorax elongate, slightly rounded 

 above, very lightly impressed at the )iieso-metanotal suture ; meta- 

 uotal spines longer than in M. rugosa and subvertical, acute at 

 apex; legs long and somewhat stout. Pedicel: the 1st node 

 bluntly conical, a little longer than broad, compressed, with a long 

 petiole in frout ; 2nd node rounded, a little longer than broad, 

 and slightly broader than the 1st node; abdomen convex, oval, 

 twice as long as broad. 



Leiif/th, ^ a little over 5 mm. 



Bab. Central Provinces, India ; Pachmarhi (Schui-r). 



308. Myrmica rugosa, Mai/r, Aovora Hcisc, ZooL, Fonnkid. 1865, 



p. 19 luotnote, ^ . 



g . Brownish black to jet-black, mandibles, autenuic and legs 

 dark castaneous ; head, thorax and pedicel striate, rugose, the head 

 posteriorly and the thorax in front on the pronotum and meso- 

 notum reticulate; on the metanotum and the sides of the thorax 

 the stri* are more regular and longitudinal, as they are on the 

 head anteriorly ; abdomen highly polished, smooth and shining ; 

 pilosity pale, rather long and plentiful on the head, thorax and 



