MANN: kNT8 OF THE FIJI islands. 1S."> 



Shilling. Mandibles finely punctate and with sparse striolae. Head and 

 bod} finely coriaceous. 



Fine, erect, white hairs Bparse on head and thorax and more abundant on 

 gaster. Short, recumbent, white hairs, regularly distributed <>n head, body, 

 and appendages. 



Black; mandibles and funiculi reddish brown; le^s brownish yellow, the 

 t ibiae darker than I he reel . 



Ovalau: Levuka. Yiti Levu: Waiyanitu. 



Described from several worker mediaa from Waiyanitu. The 

 species was described from an Ovalau specimen of the same phase, 

 judging from Mayr's description. My only specimen from this 

 island is a very small worker minor, which has the head proportion- 

 ately a little longer and less concave behind. 



The subcarinate sides of the occiput, the angulate posterior corners 

 of the head, the high, arcuate epinotum and the curious petiole are 

 very characteristic. The front portion of the occipital region is 

 unusually broad and flat. 



71a. Camponotus (Myrmegonia) schmeltzii Mayr, var. kadi, 



var. nov. 



Soldier. Length 6.5 mm. 



Head longer than broad, sides nearly straight, posterior border very shal- 

 lowly concave, anterior portion 'obliquely truncated, rounding into front. 

 Cheeks broadly and shallowly impressed. Truncated portion of clypeus flat, 

 anterior border rounded. Mandibles 6-7-dentate. Antennal scapes slightly 

 surpassing posterior corners. Thorax convex in profile, roundly impressed 

 between meso- and epinotum. Petiole in profile higher than long, elevated in 

 front, with convex anterior, flattened, sloping dorsal and convex posterior 

 surfaces. Femora and tibiae compressed. 



Shining. Mandibles coarsely punctate and rugose-striate. Cheeks and 

 clypeus with very coarse longitudinal carinae. Remainder of head and the 

 body coriaceous. 



Fine, erect hairs and short, recumbent hairs rather sparsely distributed on 

 head and body; appendages lacking erect hairs. 



Black. Mandibles, funiculi, and tarsi reddish brown. 



Worker. Length 5.25 mm. 



Differing from typical schmeltzii only in the color of the legs which are dark 

 brown to black, instead of having the femora bright yellowish brown. 



