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63. Both, meridionalis, 



Poona Districts (6-12-91 $ $). 



Coonoor, Madras .....R. W. Daly. 



This species, though sensibly larger than the last, is also very 

 minute. I have taken it several times and it would not seem to be 

 a rare species. On the 12th December, 1891, under a stone, I found 

 a large community, including an immense number of ? and 6 . 

 On removing the stone a strong smell of roses was emitted, but 

 so mixed with formic acid that, leaning over the nest, I was nearly 

 blinded, and had to pause several times, in the work of collecting 

 specimens, to dry my streaming eyes. The rose smell disappeared 

 from my hands very quickly, leaving only a pungent, acrid odour 

 which it required considerable washing to remove. 



Gen. 13. Iridomyrmex (Mayr). 

 The antennae are very slightly clavate, and are only very little 

 thicker at the apex than at the base ; excluding the scape, the 

 secondjoint is the longest, and the following ones decrease in length 

 up to the penultimate, than whichtheterminal joint is rather longer. 

 The 5 and 6 are of the same size, the ? is much larger. 



64. Irid. glaher (Mayr). 

 Poona Districts. 



Kanara T. R. D. Bell. 



I only once took two straying specimens ; but Mr. Bell sent me 

 a whole community, including ? and 6 . 



65. L'id. excisus (Mayr). 



Benares; Calcutta G. A. J. Rothney. 



Kondmals, Orissa Jas. Taylor. 



Myingyan, Burma E. T. Watson. 



Gen. 14. Tapinoma (^oerster). 

 The knot is flat and quadrangular ; the abdomen much widened 

 anteriorly and covering the petiole by its prolongation forward. 

 The ? and 6 are of the same size, and only slightly larger than the § . 



Q6. Tap. melanocephalum (Fabr.), 



Poona Districts (11-3-90 c? ). 



Kanara E. H. Aitken. 



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