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half as long again as wide. Eyes large, convex, prominent, placed 

 at the middle of the sides of the head and rather high up. Clypeus 

 subcarinate, very convex transversely, the anterior margin feebly 

 excised in the middle. Mandibles armed with 5 small teeth, the 

 external margin much longer than the masticatory. Antennae very 

 long, the scape two-thirds longer than the head and extending back 

 as far as the meta-epinotal suture ; the flagellum filiform, one and a 

 half times longer than the scape, all the joints much longer than 

 wide. Dorsum of the thorax fairly flat when seen from the side, 

 depressed a little over the metanotum. Pronotum one-third wider 

 than long, not very convex transversely. Mesonotum as long as 

 wide, a little narrower behind than in front. Metanotum longer at 

 the sides than in the middle, where it is about one-fifth as long as 

 the mesonotum. Dorsum of epinoturn half as long again as wide, 

 joining the much shorter and oblique declivity in a low curve. Scale 

 of petiole inclined forwards, the posterior face twice as long as wide, 

 the anterior face very short. Abdomen ovate. Legs long and slender. 



Q. 5 - 5 m.m. Dark brown, the antennae and tarsi brownish ochreous, 

 legs paler brown, the coxae and basal half of the femora somewhat 

 ochreous. Apical margins of the abdominal segments pale fuscous 

 yellow. Clothed with a short, but fairly dense pubescence all over, 

 exceedingly fine on the legs and antennae. The coarse pilosity which 

 is present in the ^ is entirely absent. Dull. Microscopically rugulose, 

 the sculpture somewhat stronger on the head than elsewhere. Head 

 quadrate, and excluding the mandibles as long as wide. Antennae 

 long, the scape extending beyond the hind margin of the head by 

 two-thirds of its length. The eyes occupy the middle third or a 

 little more of the sides of the head; ocelli moderately large. Mandibles 

 5-dentate, feebly aciculate. Pronotum very narrowly exposed above ; 

 mesonotum a little wider than long, fairly flat in its posterior part. 

 Scutellum fairly flat, with a shallow median longitudinal impression ; 

 metanotum distinct. Dorsum and declivity of the epinotum forming 

 a single steep plane. Scale of petiole completely hidden from above 

 by the large and overhanging abdomen, which is oval and about 

 one-third longer than wide. Deflated. Otherwise like the ^. 



"cf, 3 mm. Similar to the ^ but much paler in colour, with the 

 same erect and rather coarse pilosity. Head oval, eyes and ocelli 

 very large and prominent; mandibles narrow and feeble; clypeus as 

 in the ^. Thorax and abdomen moderately massive, the latter elongate, 

 oval, convex above; the external genitalia large and prominent." 

 (ex. Bingham, Ants of India). 



Durban. This is a tropicopolitan species which has also been 



