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jointed, ? and 5 twelve-jointed, maxillary palpi four- 

 jointed, labial palpi tliree-jointeJ. Head in the S , across 

 the eyes, as wide as the thorax, in the ? and ? wider, 

 antennas in the ? and ^ with a very indefinite club, eyes 

 large in the ^ , small in the ? , very small in the ? ; wings 

 with one submarginal and one discoidal cell, propodeum 

 with two elevated angles in the $ , with two short spines 

 in the ? and $ . Abdomen with the first joint of the 

 petiole very long, and comparatively slightly raised pos- 

 teriorly. 



There is only one recorded species of this genus, which is 

 rare and very little is known of its habits; its nests are 

 formed in the ground, under moss, dead leaves, &c., accord- 

 ing to E. Andre, and although oftea met with in, or in the 

 vicinity of, other ants' nests, he does not think there is any 

 relationship between them. 



S. Westwoodi, Weshv. (lippula Nyl. Smith, Saiind., 

 ^r.). — c? pitchy brown, slender, clothed with fine scattered 

 liairs, mandibles, legs and antennte paler; head dull, scape 

 of the antenna not so long as the apical two joints, first 

 joint of tlie flagellutn much wider than the rest ; thorax 

 dull, mesonotum rugose, with two convei'ging lines, pro- 

 podeum nearly smooth, depressed, with two apical angular 

 elevations, wings dusky, nervures pale; abdomen with the 

 first joint of the petiole very long, from a sideways view 

 much longer than high at the apex, second segment 

 nearly round, posterior segments shining ; legs slender. 



^ and ? testaceous, with the head finely and reticulately 

 rugose, frontal area smooth, carinas between the antenna; 

 much raised, scape slightly curved, flagellum forming an 

 indefinite club; thorax lougitudinally rugose, mesonoluin 

 not truncate or angulated iu front in the $ ; wings of the 

 ? as in the c?, hut less clouded, propodeum with two 

 small angular spines ; abdomen with the petiole as in the 

 J , posterior segments shining. 



L. cJ 'l- mm., ? 5 mm., ? 3-5 i nun. 

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