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seen among the fringing hairs. The apical tergite of the ¢ abdomen is deeply 
incised, so that its apex is bifid or might even be called bispinose. 
The general colour of the 2 is reddish or ferruginous-orange, with the tips of 
the mandibles, the propodeum, and the apices of the intermediate abdominal 
tergites, generally also the breast and pleure (partly) black. The head and 
mesonotum either entirely ferruginous, or with more or less blackening of the 
ocellar area, and some ill defined vittz on the mesonotum. The pronotum 
humeral tubercles tegule and scutellum are paler (yellowish), the two last 
abdominal segments have broad fascie of a brighter yellow, and there may be 
taces of similar fasciz (or at least of lateral spots) on the preceding segments 
but these, if present at all, are almost obsolete. The antenne and legs, including 
the cox, are ferruginous or yellowish, with no black marking except at the 
extreme apex of the hind tibie. The punctuation of the head, thorax, and 
propodeum is close, rather coarse, and more or less reticulate. That of the 
abdomen is very minute and close, making the tergites look quite dull, except 
their extreme apices which are impunctate and very slightly shining. The wings 
are darkened almost throughout, but darkest along their apical margins. The 
pilosity is short and very scanty, hardly noticeable except, of course, at the 
apex of the abdomen. 
The ¢ has the head (except the face) and the thorax except the pronotum, 
tubercles, tegulz, scutellum, and a small spot on the post scutellum black. The 
abdomen is coloured as in the 2, except that its extreme base is occupied by a 
black mark (triangularly produced in the middle). The antennz are streaked 
with black over a few of the intermediate joints behind, and the coxe of all the 
legs are black. The pilosity of the head and thorax in this sex is pretty long, 
and much more conspicuous than in the 9°. 
Length 9 to 11 mm. 
52. Lasius (= Anthophora) * albigenus, Lep.—2 & &, Amara (M), 4th-9th Sept. 
1 2, Baquba (M), 27th July. 
538. Lasius quadrifasciatus, Vill— 1 2, Qazvin (P), 17th July. 
54. Lasius farinosus, K1—3 @ @, Baquba (M), 27th July; 2 @ 4, Amara 
(M), 18th-20th July. 
38 2 2, Amara (M), 10th June (on Capparis), 18th - 
20th July. 
[1 2, “at or near Amara ’”’, 27th August 1918— 
Captain Evans. | 
The specimens before me agree well with Klug’s description, and seem to me 
distinguishable from the commoner quadrifasciatus by the much smaller black 
markings on the face, the testaceous underside of the antennz (the scape is also 
lined beneath with whitish-yellow), and the somewhat. broader abdominal 
white fascize which are not simply linear, but distinctly dilated in the middle. 
(In another form belonging to the same group. viz., wegeneri, Friese, these fascize 
are on the contrary dilated at their sides!) The integument of the abdomen 
beneath in all these specimens is more or less rufescent at least at the base. 
55. Lasius garrulus, Rossi—1 @, Talish (P), 10th July ; 3 2 9, Enzeli(P), 
30th June and July. 
56. Lasius Kessleri, Morawitz.—1 92, Beit Na’ama, near Basrah (M), 31st 
March 1919.—Captain Evans. 
57. Lasius (Saropoda) byssinus, Klug.—1 2, Amara (M), 7th July. 
I have not seen this species before, but feel sure that it is the true byssinus. 
Almost the whole body, except the black triangle at the apex is clothed with 
white (or whitish), subsquamose, decumbent hairs. The antennz beneath, the 
coxe, trochanters, and femora of all the legs, and the ventral side of the abdomen 
are testaceous. The front trochanters and femora are fringed on both sides with 
* Lasius, Jurine (1801) has priority over 4nthophora (Latr) 1892 and invalidates Lasius F 
et auctt (1804). 
