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Myrmecina, 
gg hene agisce, Nyl., Acta, Soc. Sc. Fennic., ii. € p. 929 
9 $, pl. 18, figs. 5 a nd 30. “In little piece of rotten wood in 
iud 8 Qutage, May, 1902." Distributed through Europe, pats 
of Asia, and North America. A common British specie 
Monomorium pharaonis, Linn., Syst. Pie Ed. 10th, i., m i ges 
“Taken from flowers of Cereus sent from greenho 
Herbarium.” A ubiquitous —— spread ud d uM ^ 
well as the temperate regions of the globe. 
geet ren scutellaris, Oliv., me mae: Ins. vi., 1791, 
p. 197 Com 
ong virgin cork." ut urope 
Specimens Wee were remarkably fine sre host 
Triglypho thrix — hue striatideus, Eméry, Ann. Mus. Civ 
Gen. — (1889), p “In propagating pits." Widespread. 
Recorded from Tun, rci Leone, Ceylon, and Burma 
n * Found in pseudobulbs of orchids from Trinidad 
(propagating pits).” These ants were sent to the museum in May, 
1897, and were — to be “driver ants!" The true driver 
ant occurs in Africa, is carnivorous, and belongs to the Doryline. 
From the fact that in the letter from Dr. Günther to Mr. Nicholson 
the ants were said to strip ar of their leaves, I suspect the 
species sent was really an 
Dolichoderine. 
Dolichoderus sp. “Taken from flowers of Cereus sent from 
greenhouse No. V. to Herbarium.” The specimens were Paper Mr 
in fragments, and it was impossible to make out the spec 
Technomyrmex albipes, Smith, Journ. Linn. Soc., vi. 5 861), 
p.38. “Palm house.” Found in the Indo-Malayan region, but 
introduced into many parts of the world. 
Camponotine. 
Lasius niger, st. brunneus, Latr., Ess. Hist. Fourmis France, 
1798, p. 41. “On young dead sparrow n ear Herbarium.” Dis- 
tributed through Europe, northern Asia, and North America. A 
common British species. 
L. niger, st. oe Först., Hym. Stud., i., 1850, pp. 36 and 71. 
* From two colonies in grass. Herbarium grounds." Distributed 
through Europe, DURUM and central Asia, and North America. 
À common British species. 
L. flavus, Fabr., Spec. Ins., i., 1781, p. 491. “ Among grass 
roots at foot of wall of House No. E Distributed through p^ 
northern Asia, and North hain A common British species 
Prenolepis nitens, Mayr, Verh. zool. bot. ver. Wien, ii. a852), 
p. 144. “Tropical fern house.” Europe to Eastern Asia. 
rare and introduced in gland. 
P. longicornis, Latr 5 Ae Nat. Fourmis, 1802, p. 113. 
* Propagating pits.” ariety with antenne somewhat shorter 
