48 THE HONEY ANT. 



the chitinous segments which alone are visible exter- 

 nally in ordinary ants seem like small brown transverse 

 bars. The account of these most curious insects given 

 by MM. de Normann and Wesmael has been fully con- 

 firmed by subsequent observers ; as, for instance, by 

 Lucas, 1 Saunders, 2 Edwards, 3 Blake, 4 Loew, 5 and 

 McCook. 6 



On one very important point, however, M. Wesmael 

 was in error ; he states that the abdomen of these ab- 

 normal individuals ( ne contient aucun organe ; ou 

 plutot, il n'est lui-meme qu'un vaste sac stomacal.' 

 Blake even asserts that * the intestine of the insect is 

 not continued beyond the thorax,' which must surely be 

 a misprint; and also that there is no connexion bet ween 

 the stomach and the intestine ! These statements, 

 however, are entirely erroneous ; and, as M. Forel has 

 shown, the abdomen does really contain the usual organs, 

 which, however, are very easily overlooked by the side 

 of the gigantic crop. 



J have therefore been much interested in receiving 

 a second species of ant, which has been sent me by 

 Mr. Waller, in which a similar habit has been evolved 

 and a similar modification has been produced. The two 

 species, however, are very distinct, belonging to totally 



Ann. Soc. Ent. de France, v. p. 111. 



Canadian Entomologist, vol. vii. p. 12. 



Prnc. California Academy, 1873. 



Ibid., 1874. 



American Nat., viii. 1874. 



The Honey Antt. 



