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golden colour on the clypeus and epinotum, abundant, longer and of 

 a dull bronzy-golden colour on the abdomen. The anterior margin 

 of the clypeus with a row of yellowish porrect bristles. Head as wide 

 as, or a little wider behind than long, the sides fairly straight behind 

 and convex and convergent in front, the posterior margin straight, not 

 much narrowed in front. Median area of clypeus subquadrate, suh- 

 carinate, the. anterior margin shallowly emarginate in the middle. 

 There is a large pit-like depression on each side of the head just behind 

 the lateral pieces of the clypeus. Mandibles 6-dentate, the posterior 

 tooth very small, fairly dull, sharply striato-punctate. Eyes fairly 

 large, placed for the greater part behind the middle. Scapes sparsely 

 and finely punctured, extending just beyond the hind margin. 

 Vestiges of 3 ocelli present in most specimens. Pro- and mesonotum 

 very convex transversely, the latter not much narrowed behind, a 

 little wider than long ; both thoracic sutures well defined. Dorsum 

 of epinotum subhorizontal, convex lengthwise, concave transversely 

 especially on the apical half, parallel-sided, twice as long as wide, the 

 apical margin moderately concave, thereby making the apical angles 

 rather prominent or snbdentate. The declivity fairly flat trans- 

 versely, deeply concave from above to below, its lower half smooth 

 and very shining. Node of petiole cuboid, the anterior face inclined 

 slightly forwards and convex on its upper half, the posterior face 

 flat and subvertical, the dorsal face subrectangular and one-third 

 wider than long. Abdomen large, nearly circular in outline. Tibiae 

 cylindrical, with a few setae below. 



$ minor, 6-8-2 mm. Flagellum and basal half of the scapes paler 

 than in the 2J.. The epinotum and petiole more densely pubescent. 

 The head is much more narrowed in front, subtrapezoidal, the posterior 

 margin distinctly convex, the sides more convex than in the 21., as 

 long as wide (excluding the mandibles). The clypeus is more sharply 

 carinate, and its anterior margin less concave. The scapes extend 

 beyond the hind margin of the head by one-fourth of their length. 

 The node of the petiole is more globose, seen from above subcircular. 

 Otherwise like the 21. 



"?, 11 mm. Similar to the 2J. ; head rounder, occiput transverse, 

 thorax not compressed, the metathorax (i.e. epinotum) as in the $ of 

 the typical Camponolus. Node thick but transverse, not globose ; 

 abdomen long and massive," (ex Bingham, "Ants of India," p. 376). 



S, 8-5 mm. Black, basal half of the scapes ferruginous, flagellum 

 dark brown. Head and thorax dull, reticulate-punctate like the 2|. 

 Meta- and epinotum, petiole and abdomen shining, very finely and 



