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and metatarsi. Wings short (5 mm. long), with the same venation as 

 in bakeri, the radial cell being slightly open at its tip and the radial and 

 cubital veins fused for a short distance beyond the tip of the cubital 

 cell. 



Shining; mandibles smooth, finely and sparsely punctate. Clypeus, 

 head and thorax longitudinally striate; the striae on the clypeus fine, on 

 the upper surface of the head separated by smooth areas, especially 

 on the sides of the front. On the sides of the head, however, and in the 

 scrobal cavities the striae are very sharp and regular, and curve around 

 the antennal insertions. Neck transversely reticulate-rugulose. Rugae 



Fig. 4. Metapone lece sp. nov. Female, lateral view. 



on the pro- and mesonotum and scutellum sharp and regular, inter- 

 spersed with a few punctures, rugae on the base of the epinotum very 

 fine, diverging behind, the surface also with coarse scattered punctures. 

 Sides of thorax obliquely and finely striate. Petiole very finely and 

 densely transversely striate above and also with a few coarse, scattered 

 punctures. Postpetiole and gaster smooth and shining, with very fine, 

 sparse, piligerous punctures. Legs shining. 



Hairs yellowish, short, sparse, bristly, erect or suberect, of uneven 

 length, longest on the postpetiole and gaster; pubescence coarse, very 

 sparse on the thorax, more distinct on the gaster. Hairs on the legs 

 short and sparse, more or less oblique. 



