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flattened, its anterior border very feebly and broadly sinuate in the middle. 
Frontal area rather deep, triangular, with a median carinula. Frontal 
carinz short, subparallel. Antenne very short, the scapes reaching the 
lateral borders of the head a little behind the eyes, funicular joints 2-8 
distinctly longer than broad, club shorter than the remainder of the funi- 
culus. Thorax small, through the pronotum about half as broad as the 
Figure 1.—a, Pheidole ridicula sp. nov., soldier in profile; 6, head of same from 
above; c, Pheidole absurda Forel, head of soldier from above. 
head. The pronotum is feebly convex and sloping in front, straight and 
transverse above, with rather prominent but rounded humeri and perpen- 
dicular sides. Promesonotal suture distinct, somewhat impressed on each 
side. Mesonotum sloping, straight in profile, without torus or transverse 
impression, behind more abruptly falling to the deep and rather broad 
