88 Mr. J. O, Westwood on the Genus Typhlopone. 



antecedentibus vixmajori; mandibulis castaneis apice nigro ; me- 

 tathorax sequalis haud impressus ; pedunculus abdominis antice 

 subtruncatus, postice latior angulis lateralibus posticis rotun- 

 datis; subtus ad basin angulariter productus. Mandibulae ad 

 apicem subacute angulo prominente versus medium lateris in- 

 terni denteque parvo paullo sub apicem, spatio inter angulum et 

 dentem subapicalem subserrulato. 

 Long. corp. lin. 4~. 



In Mus. D. C. C. Babington. In saccharo detecta. 



Individuum alterum etiam in saccharo detectum differt statura 

 minori, lineas 3-J longitudinis tantum habens, colore obscuriori 

 sc. testaceo-fulvo ; dente mandibularum subapicali magis pro- 

 minenti angulo medio tamen fere obsoleto, canali faciei nisi inter 

 carinas frontales obliterata. 



Typhlopone Shuckardi. 



Testaceo-fulva nitida tenuissime punctatissima ; capite lateribus par- 

 allelis, postice valde emarginato fronte carinata et canaliculata 

 ut in T. fulva ; antennis piceo-castaneis 1 1-articulatis articulo 

 ultimo duobus prsecedentibus paullo majori, mandibulis piceo- 

 castaneis apice nigricantibus, dente subapicali minuto et obtuso 

 vix prominente ; metathoracis dorso canaliculate ; pedunculo 

 abdominis subtus versus basin in hamum brevem acutum pro- 

 ducto, abdominis apice 5-denticulato, denticulis lateralibus ma- 

 joribus. 

 Long. corp. lin. 5. 



In Mus. nostr. Communic. D. Raddon. In saccharo detecta. 

 Typhlopone Dahlbomii. 



Pallide lutea, mandibulis obscurioribus ; nitida tenuissime puncta- 

 tissima, capite lateribus subparallelis postice vix emarginato 

 impressionibus duabus frontalibus magnis rotundatis in quas 

 insident antennae breves clavatse 1 1 -articulatse articulo ultimo 

 maximo (prsecedentibus 5 majori) ; impressionibus carina media 

 tenui antice dilatata separatis ; canali omnino obsoleto, mandi- 

 bulis apice acutis dentibusque duobus magnis et acutis intus 

 armatis ; metathorace haud canaliculato pedunculoque abdominis 

 subtus inermi, sequali. 

 Long. corp. lin. 1^. 



In Mus. D. C. C. Babington. In saccharo detecta. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES. — Plate II. 

 Fig. 1. Typhlopone fulva, W. Magn. auct. 



1 a. Labrum; 1 b. mandible; 1 c. maxilla; 1 d. labium; 1 e. anten- 

 na; If. abdominal peduncle ; 1 g. posterior tibia and tarsus. 

 Fig. 2. Thorax and abdominal peduncle of T. Shuckardi, W. ; X protho- 



racic collar ; + mesothorax ; metathorax. 

 Fig. 3 a. Front of head of T. Dahlbomii, W. ; 3 b. antenna of the same. 

 Fig. 4. Anomma Burmeisteri, Sh. Magn. auct. 



4 a. Front of its head. 



Fig. 5. Solenopsis mandibularis, W. Magn. auct. 



5 a. Underside of head ; md. one of the mandibles, the other removed ; 



