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miles from South America, and 1,200 miles from Africa. The Island 
differs in several respects from those discussed above, in that it is 
well populated and is visited more regularly by shipping. Indeed, 
it has at times been a major port-of-call for trade between Europe, 
and South Africa and India. The ants listed below have probably 
all been introduced to the island by man. They were collected for 
the Museum of Comparative Zoology between 1958 and i960 by 
Mr. Arthur Loveridge. The collection is probably less representative 
than those already discussed, so that no faunal analysis can be 
attempted at present. 
Tetramorium simillimum (Fr. Smith) 
The distribution of this species has been discussed above. One 
series collected at Varneys. 
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) 
This is one of the most widespread and notorious of the commercial 
tramp ant species, it is now virtually cosmopolitan in warm humid 
areas. Sandy Bay: under rocks. Prosperous Bay: nest with alates, 
under rocks, February 24, 1958. Varneys: alate males from a 
storeroom cabinet, February 19, i960. 
Solenopsis ( Diplorhoptrwn ) sp. 
The subgenus Diplorhoptrum includes a number of taxonomically 
confused, and in some cases widespread, cryptobiotic species, several 
of which appear to be commercial tramps. A single series labeled 
Varneys, 1000 feet. 
Plagiolepis alluaudi Forel 
This species, probably of East African origin, is a widespread 
pantropical tramp species. A single series from Varneys. 
Paratrechina bourbonica Forel 
A widespread pantropical tramp species, apparently of African 
origin. A single series from Varneys. 
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1956. Bibliography of New Zealand Entomology. 1775-1952. Bull. N. Z. 
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