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The surface seems to be smooth, however, except the epinotum and 
petiole, which are coarsely rugose. Gaster covered with scattered 
piligerons punctures. 
Hairs rather abundant, investing the body and legs, suberect 
on the former, more reclinate 
on the Jatter. Pubescence on the 
antennse long and conspicuous. 
Wings hairy. 
Body black ; legs dark brown ; 
wings with pale brown veins and 
stigma. 
Described from two well- 
preserved specimens, one(No. 157) 
in the Brussels Museum and one 
(without a number) in the Geolog. 
Inst. Koenigsberg Coli. There 
can be little doubt that they be- 
long to this species, of which Mayr 
described the female from a single 
specimen in the Menge Coli. 
There is another specimen of this 
sex (B 1309) in the Geolog. Inst. 
Koenigsberg Coli., but it is rather 
poorly preserved and in an unfortunate position, though it shows a 
great deal of the sculpture of the right side of the body. Tcis 
sculpture agrees very well with Mayr’s description. The worker phase 
is still unknown. 
Genus Electroponera , gen. nov. 
A single worker specimen (B 18 994) in the Geolog. Inst. Koenigs- 
berg Coli, differs so greatly in general habitus from any Ponerine 
genera known to me that I am compelled to make it the type of a 
new genus and species, although the legs, gaster, front of the head 
and much of the remainder of the body are hidden in a. very opaque 
white film. The block of amber containing the specimen has been 
mounted, moreover, in a large balsam cell, so that it is impossible to 
see much more than is represented in Fig. 6. Ectatomma seems to 
be the most nearly related genus. The head is subrectangular, with 
rather rounded sides and posterior angles and feebly excised posterior 
border. The mandibles are large and of the usual form, but their 
teeth, if they have any, cannot be seen. The frontal carinse are appar- 
Fig. 5. Ectatomma europceum Mayr. 
Male: Brussels Museum, 157. 
