268 FOHMICIDJE. 



oval, very convex in front, narrow posteriorly, with a distinct though 

 limited posterior margin, very coarsely rugose, with broken irregular 

 longitudinal coarse striae ; mandibles very finely striate ; the tri- 

 angular median portion of the clypeus obsoletely coarsely striate ; 

 frontal area depressed, smooth ; antennal carinaa wide apart, short 

 and parallel ; eyes prominent, placed rather more forward than in 

 M. ritce; antennae long and slender, the scape extending beyond 

 the top of the head. Thorax elongate, with sculpture similar to 

 that on the head ; metanotal spines long and slender, pointing 

 backwards and slightly curved downwards ; legs long and slender. 

 Pedicel as in M. ritce ; abdomen subglobose, very smooth, polished 

 and shining. 



LeiKjth, $ 5-5-25 mm. 



Hal, Tenasserim, Muleyit, 3000-5500 ft. 



.307. Myrmica inezae, Ford, Rev. Swsse Zool. x (1902). p. 226. 



. Black, the mandibles, antennae, metanotal spines and legs 

 reddish brown ; head, thorax and nodes of pedicel coarsely and 

 closely striate rugose, the striae on the head longitudinal and re- 

 gular, on the thorax and pedicel transverse and somewhat irregular; 

 abdomen highly polished, smooth and shining; pilosit-y light 

 reddish, fairly abundant and long, oblique on the antennae and 

 legs. Head without the mandibles broadly oval, rounded pos- 

 teriorly, regularly convex ; mandibles triangular, finely longitu- 

 dinally striate, the masticatory margin denticulate ; clypeus broad, 

 the medial portion slightly convex, broadly produced and rounded 

 posteriorly : antennal carinae short, wide apart ; antennae long and 

 somewhat thick, the scape extending well beyond the top of the 

 head; eyes large, lateral, closer to the anterior than to the 

 posterior margin of the head. Thorax elongate, slightly rounded 

 above, very lightly impressed at the meso-metanotal suture ; meta- 

 notal spines longer than in M. rugosa and subvertical, acute at 

 apex; legs long and somewhat stout. Pedicel: the 1st node 

 bluntly conical, a little longer than broad, compressed, with a long 

 petiole in front ; 2nd node rounded, a little longer than broad, 

 and slightly broader than the 1st node; abdomen convex, oval, 

 twice as long as broad. 



Length, $ a little over 5 mm. 



Hab. Central Provinces, India ; Pachuiarhi (Schurr). 



308. Myrmica rugosa, Mayr, A'ovara JReise, ZooL, Formic-id. 1865, 

 p. 19 footnote, . 



. Brownish black to jet-black, mandibles, antennae and legs 

 dark castaneous ; head, thorax and pedicel striate, rugose, the head 

 posteriorly and the thorax in front on the pronotum and rneso- 

 notum reticulate; on the metanotum and the sides of the thorax 

 the stria; are more regular and longitudinal, as they are on the 

 head anteriorly ; abdomen highly polished, smooth and shining ; 

 pilosity pale, rather long and plentiful on the head, thorax and 



