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MONOMORIUM (MONOMOBIUM) VITIBNSIB, -p. QOV. 



Worker. Length 1.10 1.25 mm. 



M nl much longer than broad, as broad in fronl as behind, sides feebly 

 convex, posterior border nearly Btraight. Mandibles with four triangular 



teeth. Clypeus very convex, rounded at anterior border. Antennae l _'- 

 jointed, -hauler, their scapes nearly attaining occipital comer-; funicular 

 joints 2 8 strongly transverse; club slender, much longer than remainder of 

 funiculus, terminal joint longer than the other two together. Byes -mall, 

 situated in front of middle of sides of head. Promesothorax Btrongly convex. 

 Mesoepinotal impression strong. Base of epinotum a little longer than the 

 declivity, Bubmargined laterally, concave apically, with the corners unarmed 

 and obtusely angulate. Petiolar node in profile longer than the peduncle, 

 narrowed and rounded above. Tost petiole twice as broad as long and as 

 broad as the petiole; in profile, lower than petiole, (iaster elongate. Legs 

 long and slender. 



Very shining. Finely punctate throughout. 



Hairs rather coarse and moderately abundant on head, body, and appends 



Pale yellow . 



Taviuni: Somo Somo. 



Described from a small series of workers found beneath stone- on a 

 dry hillside. Type.— M. C. Z. 8,700. 



Monomorium talpa Emery from New Guinea and the Solomons is 

 closely related but has the head distinctly shorter than in miiensis and 

 the antenna] scapes extend beyond the occipital border. 



34. SOLEXOPSIS CLEPTES Mann, var. VITIENSIS, var. now 

 Worker. Length 1.25-1.50 mm. 



Differing from typical cleptes of the Solomons in its larger size and paler 

 coloration, being very light yellow in color with the first gastric segment 

 strongly infuscated. 



Viti Levu: Nasoqo (Type-locality), Tai Levu. 



Several extensive colonies were found in small pockets in clay banks. 



35. Pbistomyrmex mandibulars, sp. now 



Worker. Length 2.50 mm. 



1 lead about as long as broad, sides convex, posterior angles rounded, border 

 broadly rounded. Basal edge of mandibles projecting at middle in the form 



