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tluxax and abdomen bave regular and widely separated puncturei 

 smooth at bottom and It e than those of head, though moder- 



ately Btrong. Type. M. C. Z. 8,692. 



Key to the Fijian Species of LobopeUa. 



Head Dearly as broad as long. Clypeus moderately projecting and rather 

 broadly rounded at middle. Petiole in profile as high as long 1 



1. Thorax and petiole coarsely sculptured foveopuncUUa Mann 



Thorax and petiole smooth and shining letilae Mann 



Head much longer than broad. Clypeus longer, pointed, or narrowly 



rounded at middle. Petiole in profile distinctly longer than high 2 



2. Petiole from above narrowed and appearing pedunculate in front 

 Antenna] Bcapes surpassing occipital corners by three eighths their length, 

 funicular joints very long and slender. Sculpture finer. Length 8 nun. 



ritinisis Mann 

 Petiole from above narrowed in front, but without attenuate peduncle- 

 like portion. Antenna] scapes shorter, funicular joints shorter and thicker. 

 Sculpture coarser. Length 1 •">.•"> mm 3 



3. Head Bubquadrate, not broader in front than behind. Eyes small, 

 distinctly more than twice their longitudinal diameter from base of mandibles. 

 Length 3.75 mm hiimiitaln Mann 



Bead broader in front than behind. Eyes larger, their distance from base 

 of mandibles much le>s than twice their longitudinal diameter. Length 1.5- 

 5 mm -i 



L Head nearly twice as long as broad. Distance from eyes to base of 

 mandibles distinctly greater than the longitudinal diameter of eye. Smaller, 

 length 1..") mm., more slender species. Mesoepinotum with transverse 

 impression navua Mann 



Head shorter. Distance from eyes to base of mandibles about equal to 

 longitudinal diameter of eye. Mesoepinotum not impressed. Larger, 

 length 5.55 mm., more robust species fugax Mann 



18. Anochetus graeffei Mayr. 

 Verh. Zool. bot. gesellsch. Wien, 1870, 20, p. 961, 9 . 



Yitu Levu: Waiyariitu. Vanua Levu: Lasema, Suene. Taviuni 

 Somo Somo. Kadavu: Vanua Ava, Buke Levu. 

 Nests in small colonies beneath stones. 



