86 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 
only four species have been included Platyptilia ochrodactyla (bertramt) 
Stenoptilia (Mimaeseoptilus) bipunctidactyla, S. (M.) pterodactyla and 
Oidaematophorus (Pterophorus) monodactylus, of which he has sent me 
both the grey and brown forms. 
This shows what can be done by systematically collecting even in © 
a garden—provided that garden is in such a favourable locality as the 
Essex marshes. 
Some New Australian Ants. 
By W. C. CRAWLEY, B.A., F.E.S. 
The following paper contains descriptions of new species of Pone- 
vinae, Myrmicinae, Dolichoderinae, and Camponotinae, captured by Prof. 
E. B. Poulton, Mr. G. F. Hill, and others in 1914-16. Those taken 
by Professor Poulton include the true female of Huponera lutea, Mayr, 
entirely different from the ant described as such by Mayr, who qualifies 
his determination by the words “ probabiliter ad hanc speciem pertinens.” 
Hither Mayr’s ° (an ant continually occurring in collections without 
accompanying %s), should be referred to another species, or the new 
@ (taken with the ¥s in the nest) must be considered as a B form. 
Sub-fam.: PonEeRinm. 
Euponera (Brachyponera) lutea, Mayr. °@. 
(Hitherto undescribed.) 
L. 7mm. 
Rather lighter castaneous brown than the 8 , which it very much resembles ; 
the upper surface of thorax darker than the rest of the body. (Mayr’s ? is almost 
entirely black.) 
Mandibles triangular, proportionately longer than in the 8 , terminated by a 
large tooth, which is preceded by two smaller blunt teeth ; the rest of the terminal 
border irregular, but not properly dentate. 
Head as broad as long, narrowing somewhat behind, where the occipital border 
is nearly straight; clypeus flatter than in the %, with a shallow longitudinal 
erooyve, the anterior border feebly convex; frontal caring as in the §; eyes large 
(larger in proportion than in Mayr’s ¢ ), placed close to the anterior border of head ; 
ocelli large (also larger than in Mayr’s ?). 
Thorax longer and narrower proportionately than in Mayr’s ?, narrowing 
very slightly behind the wings; anterior border of pronotum less convex, and 
angles more shouldered ; scutum of mesonotum longer than broad ; there is hardly 
any angle between the two surfaces of epinotum, and the fall of the declivity is 
much less abrupt than in Mayr’s ?. Scale seen from above, twice as broad as 
long, convex in front, straight behind ; seen in profile, slightly inclined forward at 
the top, and convex behind from the half-way line to the apex, which is much 
narrower than at the base; it is as high as the first segment of gaster. It thus 
approximates to the form of the scale in the 8 , and is quite unlike the extremely 
thin scale of Mayr’s ¢?. Gaster similar to that of the %, and more pointed than 
in Mayr’s ¢. 
Mandibles smooth and shining, with scattered punctures. Upper surface of 
head closely and very finely punctured, the punctures cover the frontal carinae, 
but do not extend to the sides of the head, nor to the space between the frontal 
caring and eyes; clypeus opaque but not sculptured ; under surface of head smooth 
and shining. Back of thorax much more shining than the head, and with fine 
punctures, which are much less numerous than on the head ; sides of thorax and 
declivity of epinotum mostly smooth; scale smooth, gaster shining and with 
exceedingly fine puncturation. 
Antenne and legs with a fine yellow pubescence ; head, and aentodlecale the 
gaster, with a longer yellow pubescence. Antennse without erect hairs ; tibies with 
