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Prenolepis braueri, sub. sp. donisthorpei, Fore/, is as abundant as 
ever in the Fern House, and I captured a 3 for the first time last 
year. This form has been long established at Kew ; ; I find I took 
specimens of it as far back as 1896. 
Technomyrmex albipes, Smith, the most abundant species at Kew, 
occurs as usual in numbers in the Palm House where the winged 
and ergatoid ¢ dS were also abundant. One d with very short 
wings is of considerable interest. 
Wasmannia auro-punctata, Roger. A number of young of a 
coccid of the genus Dactylopius was found in a nest of this species, 
and the little spider Diblemma donisthorpei, Cambr., frequently 
occurred in company with this little ant. 
The following are all new species to the Kew published lists. 
PONERINAE, 
Ectatomma regularis, Mayr. In prvpes sting pits. Coll. H 
Downer. Two 3 3. Probably from Mexi 
Ponera opaciceps, Mayr. In propagating ae Coll. J. Sparrow. 
Two 3%. <A species from Central America 
MyYRMICINAE, 
Monomorium destructor, Jerdon. Coll. C. P. Raffill, Many 
specimens (3 3 ) living and dead were taken on a plant from Calentta. 
The ¥ ¥ in this pretty little species vary considerably in size. It 
is a cosmopolitan ant. 
ers gertrudae, Morel. In propagating pits. Coll. H. Downer. 
Q winged, ¥ ¥ minor and major (4%). This species comes from 
Shinar de Janeiro, &c. 
Pheidologeton pence Jerdon. In fern pits. Coll. J. Christie. 
Deiilated QO and dl % minor. The Q which is enormous in size, 
especially in comparison with the very small 3 3, was found in the 
soil in the bottom of a pot. The species occurs in India, Java, &c. 
Tetramorium guineense, /ad. Mr. Crawley and I found Q Q and 
in some numbers of this ant in one of the small houses 
near the Orchid Houses last December. It: is a cosmopolitan 
species. It was first found in Britain in 1866. 
Tetramorium magitae, Yorel. Coll. C. P. Raffill. % 8 taken on 
a plant from Java. This — has recently been described by 
Prof. Forel from Ceylon 
DOoLICHODERINAE. 
Tapinoma melanocephalum, Ff. 3% 3 of this very small ant were 
taken by C. P. Raffill. It is a cosmopolitan species of tropical 
origin, Although it has not been published in the Kew lists here- 
tofore, it was recorded by Billups on a palm i in the Palm House in 
1886, (Trans. Ent. Soc, Lond. 1887, p. xxvii.) 
