PSYCHE 
VOL. XXXVII SEPTEMBER, 1930 
No. 3 
TWO NEW ANTS FROM JAVA 
By George C. Wheeler and Esther W. Wheeler 
University of North Dakota 
Phauiomyrma 1 new genus 
$ Head flattened, slightly emarginate behind. Eyes 
protruding, large (diameter about one-third the length of 
the head), and situated near the anterior border. Clypeus 
indistinct or large and somewhat convex. Antennae 13- 
segmented. Thorax compressed. Legs slender; two spurs 
on the middle and hind tibiae; metathoracic legs, long, 
extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. Wings hairy; 
fore wings large, with one or three reduced veins; the 
margins fringed with hairs; hind wings much smaller. 
Hairs abundant especially on the dorsum. Integument 
smooth or with scattered hairy punctures. Genitalia 
large and projecting. Sagittas wide at the base. Sub- 
genital plate bifurcated. 
Type: Phauiomyrma javana new species. 
This genus is to be distinguished from Leptanilla by the 
presence of wing veins and the unusually large genitalia. 
It is our opinion that Leptanilla tanit Santschi should 
also be included in this genus. 
Phauiomyrma javana new species 
$ Length — 1.2 mm. 
Head large, about one-fifth of the entire length, slightly 
longer than broad, somewhat narrowed behind; the pos- 
terior border emarginate. 
1 Phaulos, trifling, paltry -|- myrmex, ant. 
