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slightly incised in the middle ; frontal area distinct, above it on 

 the front a short but distinct longitudinal carina ; antennae long, 

 especially the scape, which extends beyond the top of the head by 

 more than half its length. Thorax with the pro- and metanotum 

 rounded, gibbous ; the mesonotum very long, strongly constricted 

 and cylindrical. Viewed from the side the thorax has a form some- 

 what like that of a dumbbell; thoracic sutures visible but not 

 very distinct above ; legs long and robust. Node of the pedicel 

 strongly inclined forwards, somewhat conical, rounded above ; 

 abdomen remarkably large, highly raised, convex and gibbous 

 anteriorly, conical posteriorly. 



Length, 5*5 mm. 



Nab. Shan Hills, Upper Burma, at 5000 ft. ; Karennee (Pea). 



Described from three specimens procured by me. 



373. Prenolepis taylori, Forel, Jour. Bomb. 2\*. //. Soc. viii (1894), 

 pp. 407 & 410, $<?. 



. Pale yellow, very minutely punctured, subopaque and only 

 slightly shining ; head, thorax and abdomen covered with sparsely 

 scattered, short, semi-erect pale hairs. Head oval, longer than 

 broad, very convex in front, the vertex rounded ; mandibles 

 narrow, the masticatory margin oblique ; clypeus broad, its an- 

 terior margin arched ; antennae somewhat short, the scape not 

 extending beyond the top of the head by more than about one- 

 third of its length ; eyes proportionately rather small, placed 

 laterally below the middle line of the side of the head. Thorax 

 elongate, the pro-meso- and meso-metanotal sutures distinct, a 

 well-marked incision or narrow emargination at the latter, but 

 the mesothorax not constricted ; legs moderately long. Node of 

 the pedicel low, inclined forwards, flat, rounded above ; abdomen 

 massive, convex above, gibbous in front. 



" $ . Dark brown, mandibles, antennae, legs and node of the 

 pedicel reddish yellow. Hairs on scape of the antennae brownish. 

 Node of the pedicel thick, strongly inclined." (Forel.) 



" 3 Head oval, slightly longer than broad. Basal portion of 

 the metanotum horizontal, a little longer than the sloping apical 

 portion. Colour as in P. indica rf ." (Forel.) 



Length, $ and rf under 2 ; $ 3-5-4 mm. 



Hdb. Eecorded from Bengal (Taylor), Western India ( Wrougli- 

 ton), and Ceylon (Terbury). 



374. Prenolepis bengalensis, Forel. 



Prenolepis bourbonica, Forel, race bengaleusis, Forel, Jour. Bomb. 

 A T . H. Soc. viii (1894), pp. 406 & 407. 



$ . Dark castaneous brown, shining, covered with long and 

 fairly abundant, erect, reddish hairs, more dense on the abdomen 

 than on the rest of the body; mandibles, antennae and legs 

 paler brown. Head not pilose, very convex, the cheeks and 

 the occiput transverse, broad ; mandibles subtriangular, armed 



