A Catalogue of the Species of Ants 



[No. 39, 



23. Myrmica ? C^eca, N. S. Ocodoma ? 



Worker, length 1-5 th of an inch; head somewhat oval, rather 

 small ; no eyes ; antennae short, thick, inserted near the mouth ; an 

 oblique groove on each side of forehead for the laying of the 

 antenncc ; jaws triangular, hooked at the tip, and finely serrated ; 

 thorax narrow, of uniform width, granulose, with an elevation pos- 

 teriorly ending in two small spines ; abdominal pedicles raised, 

 rounded, pointed backwards, the first the highest ; abdomen long, 

 oval ; head thorax and legs reddish brown ; abdomen glossy brown. 



I found this curious Ant only once, under a stone in the Wynaad. 



2nd Tribe. Ponerites. 



The single species of Ant which I place under this head appears 

 to correspond pretty well with the characters of the genus which 

 have already been given. 



24. Odontomachus Rueus, N. S. 



Worker, length l-4th of an inch ; head bulging at the sides, nar- 

 rowed in front ; eyes of moderate size ; anterior antennse rather 

 long, slender ; jaws closely approached at their base, long, linear, 

 with three strong pointed teeth at the end; thorax narrow; abdominal 

 pedicle raised, pointed and conic ; abdomen long, oval ; head, thorax 

 and legs rufous ; abdomen dark brown. 



I obtained this Ant under stones in a jungle in the Salem dis- 

 trict, and know nothing of its habits. 



I have since obtained one individual also in the Wynaad which 

 may be the Warrior of this species — if the society consist of different 

 individuals. It is 11 -24th of an inch long, and appears only to dif- 

 fer, besides its larger size, in having the eyes smaller, and more 

 advanced, the teeth of the jaw blunt, and the thorax finely striated. 



Harpegnathos, New Genus. 

 Gen : Char : Jaws scythe shaped, pointed, and finely serrated ; 

 head oblong, notched behind ; eyes very large situated at the an- 

 terior extremity of the head ; antennse rising between the eyes ; 

 abdominal pedicle slightly raised. 



I cannot class this remarkable ant as an Odontomachus, and 

 have therefore been compelled to institute a new genus for its 



