ucio Ants from Australia. 'M 



bitubcrculato, separatid (Voin the inesonotiiin by a feeble 

 MUine. Me>.()e|)UU)t,il ^utm•e deep. Base of ejjiiiotuiii from 

 above transversely concave, forininj^ two lateral anj^ks, and 

 wider than lonj^, wider in iront, tlie lateral borders raised. 

 In })roHle the apex is Hat, the declivity twice as long as tin* 

 base, widely concave, the spines placed above the middle ; 

 tliey are short and sharp, hardly longer than wide at their 

 base. Scale as broad as high, widely excised at summit ; in 

 prolile very thin, feebly convex in frcjnt. 



Mandildes smooth. Head almost entirely smooth ; there 

 are a few very indistinct shallow pnuctiires on the cl\peus 

 and cheeks, and the back of head is slightly roughened. 

 Kutire tliorax superficially roughened. Declivity of 

 cpinotnm shining. Gaster smootli and shining. 



Mnrrav River, W. Australia {Clark, no. 141). 



Type W. C. C. coll. 



According to the description it appears to come near 

 remula, Forel, but the scapes are longer and the clyi)ens 

 cariuate. 



Campunotus {Myrmophyma) cluripes, Alayr, 

 race minima, st. n. 



^ (major). Length 70 mm. 



Dark brown; underside of head, front of pronotum, and 

 antennic ferruginous ; legs pale testaceous yellow, tarsi and 

 joints of tibiie brown ; borders of segments of gaster testa- 

 ceous. A few erect hairs on body, none on antennie or logs. 



Head as broad as long, broadest just behind the eyes, the 

 j'ides curved and narrowing in front of eyes, wliieh arc 

 placed beliind the middle of sides. Occipital angles 

 rounded, the border widely concave. Mandibles stout, with 

 six teeth. Clypeus obtusely cariuate, almost flat, the 

 anterior border crenulate. Frontal carinie sigmoid, wide 

 apart. Ocelli marked by three superHeial impressions. 

 Scapes barely reach the occipital border. Thorax con- 

 stricted at meso-epinotal suture. In profile the thorax forms 

 a gentle curve to the junction of the base and decliviiy of 

 epinotum, where it descends abru})tly, the angle hardly 

 greater than a right angle. Base and declivity equal, the 

 latter concave. Scale broad and thin, rounded at top, in 

 })rolile convex in front and fiat behind. 



Mandibles finely punctate. AVhole head microscopically 

 reticulate. Front of head with minute shallow punctures, 

 disappearing at occiput. 



Thorax similar, but punctures less in number. 



$ (minor). Length i'4-5'0 mm. 



