neiv A Ills from AiiNtrarnr. 27 



Head lonpjfr tliriii broad, eyes larj^^c, onc-tliird of their 

 h'lij^tli from l)ase of mandibles, ocelli prominent, the pair 

 placed wide apart on tln^ anjjlfs of the occiput, which is 

 concave l)et\veen thcin. Mandibles edentate, very small and 

 pointed. Scape a little longjer than the first joint of 

 fiinicnins, which is sli<;htly Ion<|i^er than broad and tw(j-thirds 

 as lon;^ as the following joint, (Jlypens raised in centre, 

 the anterior border fcel)ly incised. Thorax hi;;h and rouuiled. 

 lOjjinotnm Hat, the base lon<;er than the declivity. 



(lenitalia: stipites pointed, much longer than wide at 

 their base ; volselhe very long, narrow, and curved down- 

 wards, with two small blunt teeth at base. The second 

 tooth is not readily seen from above. 



JJodv shining, superlicialiy reticulate. 



Wongang, W.A. ( Clark, 'uos. 1G3, 1G7), c? ? ?J . 



Type W. C. C. coll. 



The ? corresponds exactly with the description of Forel, 

 exce|)t that the scape does not extend so much as onc-(]narter 

 of its length beyond the occipital border. The body is 

 covered with a close grey pubescence. The wings are 

 iridescent. 



Bothrlomyrmex flavus, sp. n. (Fig. 15.) 



5 . Length I2'0 mm. 



Entirely yellow, the colour of a small Lusius flavus 5 , 

 gastcr slightly darker. 



Mandibles with five teetli. Maxillary and labial palj)i 

 2-jointed. Head very slightly longer than broad, as broad 

 in front as behind, the sides feebly convex, the occiput 

 widely emarginate. Anterior border of clypeus feebly convex. 

 Eyes small, consisting of about eight facets, placed just in 

 front of middle of sides of head. Scape tails to reach 

 occipital border l)y about its l)rea(lth. Joints 2— i of funiculus 

 subequal, as long as broad, the remainder increasing in 

 breadth in proportion to their length with tlie exception of 

 the apical, which is longer than the two preceding together. 

 The head has a large shallow dejjrcssion at the vertex. 



Thorax slightly impressed at tlie mesoepinotal suture, 

 which is very slight. Declivity of e{)inotum three times as 

 long as the base. Scale very small. 



Entirely smootli and shining. Mandibles with a few stilt 

 hairs. Clypeus with four very long hairs and a few shorter 

 ones at sides. Antenn?e, legs, apex of gaster, and bases of 

 segments pilose ; whole body covered with a scattered 

 pubescence. 



