'2S Mr. W. C. (Crawley on 



? . Lenj^tli 24 mm. 



Fuscous, somctimi's almost black : apex of mandibles and 

 tarsi ycllow-l)rowu, rest of legs brown. Wings iridescent, 

 nearly twice as long as the whole body. 



Mandibles with five teeth, the two apical ones large and 

 sharp, the remainder very small and pointed. Head longer 

 than broad, the sides slightly convex, almost parallel, the 

 occipital border widely and deeply emarginate, so that the 

 border is bluntly margined. Anterior border of clypeus 

 feebly concave. Scapes flat, failing to reach the occiput by 

 their width. Second joint of funiculus longer than broad, 

 slightly longer than the third, which is as long as broad ; 

 joints 4-6 about as long as broad, the remainder longer than 

 broad, the apical equalling the two preceding together. 

 Eyes large, less than their length from the base of mandibles. 



Thorax flat, as broad as head. Base of epinotum very 

 short, the declivity flat, slightly concave in centre. Scale 



Fi?. lo. 



Mandible of Bothriomyrmex Jlavits, $ . 



thick, moderately high, rounded at top ; seen from above 

 only slightly broader than long. 



Gaster as broad as thorax, and slightly shorter. 



Mandibles and clypeus with a few small scattered punc- 

 tures ; rest of body smooth and shining ; gaster micro- 

 scopically reticulate. A few short hairs on clypeus and 

 apex of gaster. Body covered with a thin scattered cinereous 

 pubescence. 



($ . Length 2'0 mm. 



Fuscous. Mandibles, clypeus, and legs dirty grey-yellow. 

 Extreme borders of funicular joints edged with brown. 



Mandibles edentate, pointed. Clypeus high and rounded 

 in centre, the anterior border straight. Head longer than 

 broad, narrowing behind. Eyes large and globular, close to 

 anterior border of head. Antennae long, reaching to beyond 

 the node of petiole ; the scapes do not quite reach the 



