neto Ants from Ansd-alia. 25 



l''irst and senoiid nodes sii|)rr(icially reticulate; the latter 

 lia.s also some loiiji,itiidiiial stria' at tlie sides. Gaster sinootli 

 and sliinin<;. 



^VIlole body well supplied with a nu)derately long yellow- 

 brown pilosity. 



5 . Length 2"3 niin. 



Head ami j^aster brown, rest of body (including mandibles) 

 yellow-brown. 



Head exactly as broad as long (broader than long in type). 

 8eape passes the occiput by nearly its thickness. Eyes well 

 in front of middle of sides (almost in middle in type). 

 Maiulibles with two large teeth, ami a row of smaller ones 

 behind. Sides of head slightly curved. 



Mesonotum with a distinct transverse impression. Epi- 

 notal spines longer than their interval. Second node only 

 slightly broader than first. 



Mandibles widely punctured. Sides of head and cheeks 

 with a few longitudinal ridges. A ridge continues the 

 frontal carina to the vertex. Thorax with a few lateral striie 

 and one central one. First node slightly rugose, second 

 superficially reticulate. Space between the spines super- 

 ficially reticulate. Gaster smooth and shining. 



Pilosity less abundant than in 1/ . 



? . Length /•() mm. 



Colour as in 1/, but thorax and gaster darker, and the 

 black patch embracing the ocelli more distinct. 



Mandibles and clypeus as in 1/ . Head slightly broader 

 than long, broadest at occiput, the sides almost straight. 

 The scape reaches nearly two-thirds of the distance from its 

 base to the occiput, which is feebly concave. 



Spines very short. Petiole as in 1/, but conules not so 

 acute. 



Whole head with longitudinal ridged strife, diverging 

 round the occiput. Thorax above with ridged stria3 at sides, 

 smooth in middle, where there are a few punctures. Epi- 

 notum strongly longitudinally ridged between the spines. 

 Base of first segment of gaster microscopically longitudinally 

 striate. 



Pilositv as in 1/ . 



Perth/W.A. (C/ark, no. 2i). 



Types W. C. C. coll. 



Dolichoderus {Hypoclinea) ypsilon, Forel, var. xuiKA, no v. 



5^ . The typical form is dark brown or black, with the 

 mandibles and whole of legs red-yellow. The var, iti(/ra is 



