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figured the thorax. Wheeler and Gaige in 1920 redescribed 
the insect from specimens taken at Camden, Tennessee. 
Unfortunately the figure which was to accompany the de- 
scription was omitted in publication. In 1929 M. R. Smith 
erected a new subspecies which he called harnedi. The 
types of this insect were found at Columbus, Mississippi. 
The paper containing the account of this subspecies was 
received while the present work was in preparation. From 
certain remarks made by Dr. Smith in his introduction, 
it was apparent that some mistake had been made in regard 
to the cotypes of harnedi. These were supposed to have 
been examined by Dr. Wheeler, but upon inquiry the single 
specimen from the type series present in his collection 
proved to be a female. Under such conditions it was mani- 
festly impossible that any opinion of the status of the 
worker could have come from Dr. Wheeler. Furthermore 
this female of ho.rnedi was so similar to those of the typical 
gilva taken by the senior author that the validity of harnedi 
seemed very questionable. To clear up the matter cotypes 
of harnedi were secured through the cooperation of Dr. 
Smith. The authors are glad to take this opportunity to 
thank him for the gift of these specimens and also for his 
consideration in laying aside his own description of the 
sexual forms, which was in course of preparation at the 
time when he learned of this paper. 
A comparison of the cotypes of harnedi with specimens 
which we regard as the typical gilva has convinced us that 
the former must be regarded as a synonym. The two insects 
are identical as to the width of the head, the length of the 
antennal scapes and the size of the eyes. The specimens of 
harnedi are as robust as those of gilva and their size is 
well within the range shown by the latter. In coloration 
Dr. Smith’s specimens are identical with the darker speci- 
mens taken in the Point Clear colony, the thorax being 
practically as dark as the head, and the appendages a 
rather dingy brownish yellow. This condition is apparently 
shown by the older individuals in the colony, since there 
are many specimens from the same nest in which the thorax 
is somewhat lighter than the head and the appendages are 
of a clear brownish yellow. We were unable to detect any 
significant difference in the sculpture of the two, although 
