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Psyche 
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described from India, and found throughout South East Asia, 
Melanesia and Polynesia. It is apparently native throughout most 
of its range, but may have been distributed in part by man (i.e., it is 
a member of “Class 11 “ discussed below) . 
Material examined: raoul island: June 5, 1956; under rock, 
watercourse, June 8, 1956 (nest with ergatomorphic male pupae) ; 
ex Pohutakawa logs ( Metrosideros sp.), June 3, 1956. Crater: 
June 4, 1956; ex moss caps on pumice boulders, June 4, 1956; ex 
Pohutukawa log, June 4, 1956 (nest with alate queens). Denham 
Bay: ex Narcissus litter Berlese funnel sample, June 7, 1956. 
Denham Bay swamp : ex Pohutakawa litter Berlese funnel sample, 
June 2, 1956. Hostel Bay: Berlese funnel sample, June 7, 1956; 
Coxnocarpus litter Berlese funnel sample, June 8, 1956. Oneraki 
Beach: beneath cow dung under trees, June 9, 1956 (J. S. Soeberg). 
meyer island: Berlese funnel samples, June 7, 1956; June 16, 
1956. 
P oner a gleadowi is apparently the most abundant ant on Raoul 
and was “commonly found (by Dr. Edwards) under stones or in 
decaying logs or branches, frequently associated with termites.” 
Moreover it was present in about half of the Berlese funnel samples 
processed by Dr. Edwards. As indicated, winged queens are present 
in the nests during June. No adult males were located, but several 
pupae from the nest collected on June 8, 1956, were found to contain 
almost fully developed ergatomorphic males. Except for genital 
differences these are similar to the workers, and like them have twelve- 
segmented antennae. 
Tetramorium guineense (Fabricius) 
This is one of the most common pantropical formicid tramp species. 
It evidently originated in Africa and ranges widely throughout the 
Old and New World tropics, and Northern Australia. It is wide- 
spread in Polynesia (Wheeler, 1935) and has recently been found 
established near Auckland, New Zealand. Dispersal by man has 
clearly been of primary importance in the distribution of this species. 
Material examined : raoul island: June 4, 1956; quarry, under 
rock, June 5, 1956, (nest with alate females), meyer island: 
Berlese funnel sample, June 7, 1956. 
Monomorium antarcticu?n (White) 
At present the name M. antarcticum is applied to what is almost 
certainly a complex of species found in New Zealand and its outlying 
islands, including the Chatham group, some 470 miles to the east 
