102 Psyche [August 



slightly incrassate; the last joint subcylindrical. Whole antenna 

 accommodated in the scrobe which at the base has a longitudinal 

 carinula separating it into two grooves, one for the scape and one 

 for the funiculus. The funicular groove is prolonged anteriorly 

 (for the apex of the club) between the clypeus and the base of the 

 mandible. Thorax with the promesonotum subhemispherical, 

 narrowly marginate on each side anteriorly, above and on the side 

 with several separated rugse, b.etween the mesonotum and epino- 

 tum with a deep transverse groove, which is longitudinally striate, 

 behind the groove with a transverse carina. Epinotum with 

 sharp, arcuate rugse between the moderately long, oblique, curved 

 spines; pleurae obliquely rugose. Petiole pedunculate at base, 

 behind with a subrotund node, anteriorly acuminate but unarmed 

 above, irregularly, transversely rugose. Postpetiole broader than 

 petiolar node, ovate, a little broader than long, somewhat smooth. 

 Gaster ovate, almost entirely covered by the basal segment. Legs 

 shorter than in the preceding species; femora flexuous, incrassated 

 in the middle. Length 3 mm. 



" Collected with the preceding in the Lemien Forest near Ber- 

 linhafen [German New Guinea]; a single specimen [L. Biro]." 



3a. Lordomyrma cryptocera var. acuminata Stitz. 

 L. cryptocera var. accuminata [sic!] Stitz, Sitzb. Gesell. naturf. 

 Freunde Berlin. 1912, p. 504. ^ . 



Agreeing with the description of the type except as follows: 

 "The head is smooth, except for a few longitudinal striae below" the 

 eyes and a fine longitudinal striation between the anterior borders 

 of the frontal carinse and the adjacent portion of the clj'peus. The 

 epinotum behind the shallow mesoepinotal impression, which is 

 longitudinally striate, is transversely rugose on the base and 

 declivity. The epinotal spines are more slender. The petiolar 

 node seen in profile has the form of an equilateral triangle and bears 

 above a small, pointed but distinct tooth, which is lacking in the 

 type though indicated in Emery's figure. 



"Four workers. New Guinea (K. A. Fl. E. Biirgers)." 



4. Lordomyrma leae sp. no v. 

 (Fig. 3.) 

 Worker. Length 3.4-3.6 mm. 



Head longer than broad, as broad in front as behind, with feebly 

 rounded sides, nearly straight posterior border and broadly rounded 



