132 FORMJCIDJE. 



of the flagellurn formed of the apical three joints. Thorax some- 

 what flat above, the pronotum rounded anteriorly and laterally 

 somewhat bituberculate ; mesonotum concave, margined ; meso- 

 metauotal suture deep, transverse, basal portion of metanotum 

 very short ; ruetanotal spines thick at base, acute at the apices, 

 which are slightly curved inwards. Pedicel : the 1st joint Hat 

 above, very broad and rounded anteriorly, constricted posteriorly ; 

 2nd joint with a low rouuded node longitudinally grooved ; 

 abdomen broad, subcordate. 



Length, 3-5 to nearly 4 inm. 



Hub. Upper Burma, Rubv Mines district ; Lower Burma, Pegu 

 Toma (Binr/ham): Tenasseriin (Hodgson}. 



149. Cremastogaster buddhae. Ford, Re>\ Suisse Zool. x (1902), 



p. 206, . 



$ . Dull yellowish brown, the head and abdomen darkening to 

 brown ; pilosity very sparse, confined to a few scattered hairs, 

 absent on the scape of the antennae and tibia? of the legs ; head, 

 thorax and abdomen smooth but only slightly shining, a few 

 tine stria? on the pronotum. Head rectangular, longer than 

 broad ; mandibles narrow, punctured and subopaque, not shining ; 

 clypeus convex in the middle, anteriorly transverse; antennae 

 short, the scape not extending to the top of the head : club of the 

 flagelluni 3-jointed ; eyes round, placed above the middle on the 

 sides of the head. Thorax narrow, the pronotum rounded in front 

 and at the sides; pro-mesonotal suture distinct ; mesonotum some- 

 what long, margined laterally ; meso-metanotal suture deeply 

 impressed ; basal portion of metanotum broadening posteriorly, 

 obsoletely striate ; metanotal spines very short. Pedicel : the 1st 

 joint flat above, rounded in front, the sides forming a conspicuous 

 angle with the anterior margin ; 2nd joint with the slightly raised 

 rounded node longitudinally grooved ; abdomen rather elongate. 



Length, 2'5 mm. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas, 4000 ft, (Smyfkies) ; Sikhira (Moller) 

 Calcutta (De Niceville). 



I am not quite certain whether I am correct in attributing to 

 this species the two specimens I have from Sikhim. 



150. Cremastogaster anthracina, Smith, Jour. Linn. Soc. H (1857), 



p. 75, . 



$ . Jet-black to reddish brown, smooth, shining and highly 

 polished, the cheeks and antennal hollows slightly longitudinally 

 striate, the thorax and pedicel above finely rugulose ; pilosity verv r 

 sparse, oblique on the scape of the antenna and on the tibiae of 

 the legs. Head nearly square, transverse posteriorly ; mandibles 

 finely rugulose, opaque, but not striate: clypeus strongly convex 

 in the middle, the whole transverse anterior margin depressed and 

 bent inwards ; antenna? short, the scape not extending to the top 

 of the head ; the club of the flagellum remarkably thick, formed 



