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Pronotum yellow, staiued with dark spots; the two yellow spots 

 on the lirst gastric segment are continent, as is ot'ten the case with 

 C. f'allax Nyl. var. quadrinotatus Forel. 



Camponotus (ColobopsisJ Inwratus (SpixoLAj. 



$ 3 l/t2-4 mill. long, i' 4 1/2-5 1/2 mill. long. 



Hab. : Japan : Chnfii in the province of Nagato iti Hondô 

 (Y. Nawa). 



In comparing ttie japanese spécimens witti those of the typical 

 C. truncatus of Europe, we lind in the former the foUowing trivial 

 characters deviating from the latter, viz. ttie head red or dark red 

 and not hiack posteriorly, aiitenuM' entirely yellow and not dar- 

 kened at the upper part, both the tipper and the lower surfaces of 

 the head glabrons or nearly^ glabrous and not hairy, and the pale 

 spots on the gastei' wanting. 



Dr. Kc/rel, however, writes us thaï « die Farbennnterschiede sind 

 fast wertios und die Farbç variiert sehr bei der europaischen Art ». 



We wish to tender our liearty thanks to Professor Dr. A. Forel, 

 of Yvorne, Switzerland, not only for his imfailing kindness and 

 courtesy iti examining and identifying species for us, but also for 

 his generosity in giviiig us many important suggestions. 



