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"). Pr<X ERATH m iii.i.h ii m, sp. now Pig, 3. 



Wofh r. Length 3.75 nun. 



Head a little longer than broad, Blightly narrowed io front, with very 

 feebly convex Bides, rounded corners and Btraighl occipital border. Mandibles 

 elongate triangular accuminate apically, rather Btrongly narrowly convex a1 

 middle oi outer border; blades with seven Btout, triangular, separated teeth. 

 Clypeus very short and rounded in front. Frontal carina short, moderately 

 arcuate. Frontal area Btrongly impressed. Anterior two thirds of front with 

 a median carina, which becomes more distinct apically. Antenna! scapes 

 much thickened apically, extending five sixths the distance to occipital corners; 

 funicular joints 2 3 a little Longer than broad, joints t—10 Blightly transv< rse, 

 terminal joint as long as the three joints preceding' Thorax robust, broadesl 



FlO. 3. — Proceratium relictum Mann. Worker. Lateral view of head, thorax, and petiole. 



at humeri, pronotal region rounded at sides. Basal portion of epinotum with 

 a suture-like transverse impression; declivity shallowly concave, margined 

 laterally, the margins with a stout triangular tooth a little above middle. 

 Petiole squamiform, its border narrow, broadly rounded above, anteroventral 

 tooth elongate triangular. First gastric segment as long as broad. 



Moderately shining. Mandibles coarsely and densely striate. Head 

 rugulose and finely and rather densely punctate, the remainder finely but not 

 densely punctate, and not rugulose. 



Erect pilosity and silky and recumbent hairs moderately thick on head, 

 body, and appendages. 



Dark reddish brown; appendages lighter. 



Female (dealated). Length 4.5 mm. 



Eyes small, flat, situated at sides of head a little behind the middle. Meso- 

 notum little convex; parapsidal furrows less than a third as long as mesonotum. 

 Bcutelhim subcircular. Base of epinotum very short and flat, separated from 



