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by the male sex only. The discoveries (to be subsequently 

 alluded to) made in the Old AYorld as to the relations between the 

 driver ants and Dorylus raised a suspicion that LaJbidus iniglii 

 be the male of E<-itn, the distinctions in the two cases beini: 

 very analogous : this conjecture has been t almost proved to be 

 correct by the recent observations of Hetschko and AV. Muller. 

 The latter, who observed the temporary nests of JZciton hamatum, 

 confirms Belt's statements as to the ants hanging together in 

 clumps, like swarms of bees ; he also states that the change from 

 one temporary abode to another takes place at night, though, as 

 is well known, the hunting forays of this ant are carried on in 

 the daytime. The periods of migration appear to be determined 

 by the time at which all the larvae have assumed the pupal 

 state, this at any rate being the time chosen -in the case observed 

 by Miiller. This naturalist bagged a part of one of the nests 

 by the aid of ether, and found the larger portion to consist of 

 pupae ; there were also some larvae and eggs ; a specimen of 

 L< ibid us (L. b a i'<- In-lli) was also found on friendly terms with the 

 E< //<;// -workers ; and myrmecophilous Coleoptera were discovered. 

 The pupae are enclosed in cocoons. Persistent search failed t<> 

 reveal any female, but the examination w r as made under great 

 difficulties. Miiller also states that the earliest pupated larvae 

 yield soldiers, the latest the smallest forms of workers. From 

 observations made by Forel on a pupa, it seems probable that 

 a wingless form of male may be found to exist. If there- 

 fore, as appears practically certain, Lab id us is the winged male of 

 EI- 'don, it is probable also that males of more or less worker-like 

 form exist, as is now known to be the case in some other 

 Formicidae. 



We may here notice a peculiar apterous female ant recently 

 described by Andre under the name of P^'ududii-tlnidin incerta. 

 He thought this might prove to be the female of Ecilon- 

 Labidus ; but his description and figure are imperfect, and do not 

 greatly support his idea of a connection between Ecituti and 

 Pseudodicthadia. 



ii. The group DOKYLIXI includes the genus l)ri/lns, which was 

 founded many years ago for Insects very like Lubidii*. As in 

 the case of the American Insect named, males only were kiimvn : 

 two or three allied genera, consisting exclusively of individuals 

 of the sex mentioned, were subsequently described. In the 



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