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miiioi' ; the lateral spines are coimeeted almost to tlicir 

 points M'ith a translucent border ; the raesonotal spines 

 are subequal, pointed, not truncate at their euds as in minor. 

 The epinotal spines are long and pointed, but rather thicker 

 than in either hirsutus or race minor. First node rather 

 liigher than second^ otherwise similar to that of /lirsntus. 

 Second node iu profile someM'liat shorter and more abruptly 

 descending at the posterior border than iu hirsutus, and 

 seen from above it is slightly shorter. 



Pilosity abundant, but rather shorter than iu type or 

 race minor. 



Mandibles striate. Head and thorax, instead of being 

 coarsely reticulate, are coarsely longitudinally rugose, the 

 ruga being connected here and there by transverse bars. 

 Petiole coarsely reticulate-rugose. Base of gaster longi- 

 tudinally rugose like the thorax, but not so coarsely. In 

 the type it is finely reticulate, and in race minor smooth and 

 shining. 



Parkerville, W.A. (J. Clark, no. 29). 



Type W. C. C. coll. 



Meranoplus ferrugineus, sp. n. (Fig. 8.) 



$ . Length 2-8-3-0 mm. 



Entirely ferruginous ; teeth of mandibles dark brown. 

 Whole body abundantly provided with a moderately long 

 golden-brown pilosity. 



Fig. 8. 



Mtranoplus ferruyineus, sp. n. 



Mandibles with four teeth. Head about as long as broad, 

 broadest at occiput, where it is slightly concave. Eyes 

 behind the middle of sides of liead. Centre of clyjieus 

 concave from side to side, the anterior border Avidely 

 cmarginatc. 



