322 Annals of the South African Museum. 



node of petiole more finely reticulate than the epinotum, the 2nd node 

 rugulose. 



Head rectangular, excluding the mandibles, very little longer than 

 wide, a little wider behind than in front, the posterior angles rouuded, 

 the posterior margin feebly concave in the middle. Eyes fairly large, 

 placed in the middle of the sides. Frontal carinae divergent, 

 extending back as far as the posterior fifth of the head, not forming a 

 scrobe, although there is a slight depression below them along their 

 basal half. Scapes extending as far back as the frontal carinae ; 

 2nd-7th joints of the flagellum wider than long. Mandibles strongly 

 striate, 5-dentate. Clypeus rugose, with a strong median carina, the 

 anterior margin straight. Pronotum fairly convex lengthwise, the 

 shoulders subangular. Thorax not greatly narrowed posteriorly, and 

 not noticeably constricted between the meso- and epinotum. Pro- 

 mesonotal suture obsolete, the meso-epinotal indicated by a shallow 

 impression. Dorsum of the epinotum longer than wide, the spines 

 acute, slightly divergent, and as long as the interval between their 

 bases ; episternal teeth shorter than the epinotal. The declivity is 

 shorter than the dorsum of the epinotum, vertical, maiginate at the 

 sides. First node of petiole cuboid, a little wider than long, longer 

 than its peduncle, vertically truncate in front, nearly so behind, wider 

 behind than in front. Second node transversely oval, half as wide 

 again as the 1st, abdomen subtruncate at the base. Femora swollen. 



George, Cape Prov. (Dr. H. Brauns.) (S.A.M., P.M., G.A. colls.) 



T. intextum, Santschi, var. cataeactae, Santschi. 



Voyage d'Allaud et Jeannel, p. 104, $ , 1914. 

 (Variety) Ann. Soc. Ent., France, vol. 84. p. 506, £ , 1916. 



^ . 25 mm. Rusty red, the head a little paler, the nodes and 

 abdomen darker or reddish-brown. Legs and antennae brownish- 

 yellow. Head, thorax, and nodes subopacpue, abdomen smooth and 

 shining. Pilosity very sparse on the head, thorax, and nodes, more 

 abundant on the abdomen, composed of short, thick, blunt, and 

 yellowish hairs. Legs and antennae finely pubescent. Clypeus and 

 the head, between the frontal carinae, finely and longitudinally striate, 

 with a few feeble transverse anastomoses, the spaces between the striae 

 feebly shining. Sides of the head reticulate-rugose, the floor of the 

 demiscrobes only finely reticulate. Dorsum of thorax and nodes 

 closely rugose or rugulose, the sculpture emphasised longitudinally. 

 The sides of the thorax, the epinotum except at the base, and the 

 peduncle of the petiole finely reticulate-punctate. 



