OUR ANTS. 39 



35. P. thrinax (Roger). 



Kanara E. H. Aitken. 



Travancore H, S. Ferguson. 



Calcutta G. A. J. Rothney. 



Ceylon Major Yerbury (27/5 and ]3/6/90^ $ ). 



Mr, Ferguson writes : " Nest in blister of leaf, " but he sent no $ , 

 so it may not have been a true nest. Mr. Rothney describes the 

 nest as "formed by binding together a couple of leaves with a few 

 " silky threads ; contains only a few individuals, a rare species.'^ 

 While Mr. Aitken says : " Nest a shell of brown paper on the uuder- 

 " side of a leaf with three or four orifices." Finally, Major Yerbury 

 records " several small nests on a tree in Peradeniya Gardens 

 *' (27-5-91) ; smaller nests in middle of underside of leaf — larger, 

 " two leaves joined together overlapping about one-third of their 

 " lengths _: substance of nest earthy. " 



36. P. Sumatrensis (Smith). 



Ataran Valley, Burma Major Bingham. 



37. P. Mayri (Roger). 



Travancore , H. S. Ferguson. 



Pegu Hills, Burma Major Bingham. 



Ceylon Major Yerbury. 



38. P. 'pro^ima (Roger). 



Pegu Hills, Burma Major Bingham. 



39. P. scissa (Roger). 



Ceylon Major Yerbury. 



Major Yerbury sent meanest which was very small and composed 

 almost entirely of some spun material. 



40. Polyrachis sp. 



Barrackpore G. A. J. Rothney. 



Gen. 4. Q^cophylla (Smith). 

 In this genus the ^ , of which there is only one form, varies 

 little in size ; the pedicle is very long. 



41. CEc. smaragdina (Fab.). 

 Poena Districts. 



Kanara E. H. Aitken. 



Salem, Madras A. Burroughs Sharpe. 



