164 THE ENTOMOLOGIST ’S RECORD. 
8 Media. L. 6°5 mm. 
Dark reddish brown, gaster black, the rest asin % major. Pilosity as in & 
major. The scapes just reach the occipital border. Sculpture somewhat finer 
than in 8 major, otherwise similar. N.W. Persia. (Hvans, No. 50). 
This species is characterised by the broad and flat 1st joint of the 
scape, the only other species, as far as I know, that has a similarly 
shaped joint being oertzent, For., var. amphigea, For., but, apart from 
the colour, is readily distinguished from amphigea by the much shorter 
antennee and the sculpture. 
Messor platyceras, Crawley, var. rubella var. nov. 
8 Major. L. 8:8mm. 
Differs from the preceding as follows:—Colour: reddish-brown; mandibles, 
cheeks and iegs paler. Eyes in middle of sides of head ; first joint of funiculus 
similatly formed, but 2nd rather shorter in proportion; pro-mesonotum less highly 
arched ; pronotum smooth and shining incentre. The whole thorax and epinotum 
less coarsely sculptured ; postpetiole irregularly transversely rugose and very matt; 
gaster entirely smooth and shining. Pilosity similar, but somewhat shorter on the 
pronotum. 
8 Minor. L. 5-Omm. 
Entirely castaneous ; gaster somewhat darker. Entire sculpture finer than in 
% major. 
eee lis Weomun: 
Black; legs dark brown, joints and tarsi lighter. First joint of funiculus not 
flattened, equal in length to the 2nd, and slightly thicker (shorter than 2nd in 
arenarius, barbarus, structor, etc.), and both 1st and 2nd longer than the following 
joints. Mandibles 7-8 dentate, striate ; clypeus irregularly rugose, head irregularly 
longitudinally rugose. Scutum shining in front, feebly longitudinally rugose 
‘in centreand at sides. Scutellum irregularly rugose, shining in centre; epinotum 
matt, feebly transversely rugose; nodes rugose; gaster shining. 
Body covered with a long golden pilosity, most abundant on mesonotum and 
apex of gaster. 
N.W. Persia, at 4,000 feet. 1919 (Buxton). 
Messor barbarus race semirufus, And. &%. N.W. Persia, 1919 
(Buxton) ; Baghdad, 1918 (Kvans). 
Messor barbarus race semirufus,E. André, var. obscurior var. nov. 
8 Major. LL. 7:5-8-0 mm. 
Differs from semirufus:as follows :—Colour dark-brown, in some specimens 
almost black, the colour being uniform except for the mandibles, tibis, tarsi and 
scapes, which are a dull dark reddish-brown. In other examples the promesonotum 
and underside of head are a dull dark red, considerably darker than in the darkest 
examples of the type species. 
Sculpture of head, especially on occiput, somewhat coarser than in the type, 
and on the pronotum, instead of being feebly and irregularly striate transversely, 
is evenly and regularly striate transversely on neck, and on the rest, coarsely 
irregularly striate transversely, and the striz in the centre often run longitudinally. 
Sculpture of rest of thorax and nodes similar to, but coarser than in semimufus. 
Pilosity similar but darker. 
3 Minor. lL. 3°5 mm. 
Has the same corresponding differences as the % major. Amara, 1918 
(Buxton) ; Baghdad 1918 (vans). 
M. barbarus race semtrufus, And., var. ebenina, For., N.E. of 
Baghdad, 1918. A single 8 on a. card with M. barbarus race 
seuvirufus var. obscurior. 
As far as can be judged from a single 8 minor, this specimen 
belongs to Forel’s var. ebentna. 
