102 Mr. T. C. Jerdon on netv species of Ants 



in a strong tooth externally, and a smaller one at the internal 

 angle ', thorax narrow ; abdominal pedicle raised, rounded, 

 pointing backwards ; abdomen very long ; sting large ; legs long j 

 colour dingy greenish-brown. 



I have found this ant very rarely in Malabar, and know 

 nothing of its habits. 



28. Ponera processionalis, Jerdon (p. 118). 



Worker, length |rd of an inch; head oblong, advanced 

 anteriorly ; eyes medial, large ; antennae moderately long, 

 thickened at the end; jaws triangular, strongly four-toothed; 

 thorax wide, not grooved ; abdominal pedicle of equal width 

 with the thorax, square truncated ; colour shining black. 



I have met this species over most of India. It lives in the 

 ground in veiy numerous societies, and is most frequent in jungly 

 districts; occasionally a vast column of them, three or four deep, 

 may be seen crossing a road, and I have traced the column for 

 forty and fifty yards. It stings very severely. 



29. Ponera affinis, Jerdon (p. 118). 



Worker, length |rd of an inch; head oblong, notched behind, 

 advanced anteriorly ; jaws triangular, strongly toothed ; antennae 

 thickened at the tip ; eyes somewhat anterior, moderately large ; 

 thorax slightly grooved ; abdominal pedicle pointed, thin ; 

 abdomen oval, colour dingy black. 



I have only procured this ant once in Malabar, and know 

 nothing of its habits. 



30. Ponera rujipes, Jerdon (p. 119). 



Worker, length j^^^^s of an inch ; head oblong ; eyes anterior, 

 small; antennae short and thick; jaws triangular, finely toothed; 

 thorax not furrowed, truncated posteriorly; abdominal pedicle 

 wide, thick, truncated, and excavated posteriorly; abdomen 

 long, the division of the joints strongly marked ; body ridged, 

 furrowed, and channeled throughout ; antennae, legs, and end 

 of abdomen dark rufous, rest of the body dull black. 



I have procured this ant only on one occasion, hitherto, in 

 Malabar. 



31. Ponera pumila, Jerdon (p. 119). 



Worker, length about j-th of an inch; head oblong; eyes 

 rather small, advanced; jaws triangular, strongly toothed; 

 antennfe thickened; thorax smooth; abdominal pedicle long, 

 square ; abdomen long, cylindric ; dull black, with rufous legs 

 and antennae. 



I found this ant in Malabar, where it is rare. 



