500 



PAUSSIDiE. 



lower margin set with short and fine seta? ; pronotum about as 

 long as broad, scarcely punctured, with short setae, divided deeply 

 in the centre ; anterior portion impressed in the middle, sub- 

 truncate at the sides, with the lateral angles not strongly marked : 

 posterior portion not narrower at its apex than the anterior, but 

 gradually narrowed towards base ; elytra plainly broader than the 

 pronotum, very finely alutaceous, impunctate, and quite bare 

 except for some red lateral setae ; pygidium below surrounded by 

 an edging of broad but short tufts ; legs slender, red, with the 

 femora black. 



Length 5|-6 mm. 



Bengal : Chota Nagpur, Nowatoli, and Barway. 

 Discovered by Cardon in nests of Pheidole latinoda in June 

 1897. 



This species is allied to P. nauceras, from which it may be 

 known by its somewhat larger size, less slender form, and shorter 

 antennal club, and by not having the margins of this club 

 toothed. 



