PORMICID^, 
Ins. 133 
F. Smith, Tr. E. Soc. 1876, pp. 603-612, pi. xi., increases the number 
of Cryptocerus, Meranoplus, and Cataulacus, to 48. The three sexes of 
Meranoplus discovered ; the $ greatly resembles the worker, but has 
ocelli ; the $ has an elongate abdomen, and more ovate thorax. Its for- 
micarium was made in the thorns of an Acacia. Cryptocerus discoce- 
phalus^ Sm., ? , p. 608. 
New species : — 
Formica herthoudi, Forel, 1. c. pp. 33-38, Lessouto, Orange Free State. 
Cataglyphis argentata, Radoszkovsky, Hor. Ent. Ross. xii. p. 140, Egypt. 
Camponotus albo-pilosus, similis, and splendidus, p. 61, purpureus and 
einereus, p. 62, arcuatus, p. 63, capita^ crenatus, and claripes] p. 64, suh- 
nitidus, and extensuSf p. 66, and rubiginosus, p. 66, Queensland, hubarii, 
p. 66, Pelew Islands, Mayr, 1. c. 
Colobopsis conica, id. 1. c. p. 67, Tonga Islands (= ruji/rons, Mayr, nec 
Sm.) 
Polyrrhacis semiaurata, p. 71, Sydney, trapezoidea and dcemeli, p. 72, 
punctiveniris and ornata, p. 73, contempta, p. 74, hirsuta, p. 75, micans^ 
p. 76, id. 1. c., Queensland. 
Ilypoclinea scrobiculata, id. 1. c. p. 80, Queensland. 
Tapinoma pallipes and fragile, F. Smith, Ann. N. H. (4) xvii. p. 447, 
Rodriguez Island ; T. (P) pusillum, Mayr, 1. c. p. 83, Queensland. 
Odontomachus coriarius and varr. nn. semicircularis and magnus, Mayr, 
1. c. p. 85, Queensland. 
Anochetus rectangular is, id. 1. c. p. 86, Queensland. 
Tetramorium nitidum, p. 480, a.nd striatum, p. 481, F. Smith, Tr. E. Soc. 
1876, New Zealand. 
Ponera castanea, id. 1. c. p. 489, Tairua, New Zealand ; P. insulana, 
Mayr, 1. c. p. 87, Samoa. 
Lobopelta fallax, p. 88, conigera and excisa, p. 89, Mayr, 1. c., Queens- 
land. 
Ectatomma scabrum, p. 90, cristatum and nudatum, p. 91, convexum and 
impressum, p. 92, id. 1. c., Queensland. 
Amblyopone cephalotes, Smith, 1. c. p. 490, Auckland, New Zealand. 
Myrmecia varians, Mayr, 1. c. p. 94, Queensland. 
Vollenhovia samoensis, id. 1. c. p. 99, Samoa Isles. 
Orectognathus (recharacterized) perplexus. Smith, 1. c. p. 491, Tairua. 
Monomorium impressum, p. 447, elongatum, p. 448, id. Ann. N. H. (4) 
xvii., Rodriguez Island ; M. rubriceps and Iceve, Mayr, /. c. p. 101, Queens- 
land. 
Phidole variabilis. p. 103, proxima, p. 104, opaciventris and impressiceps, 
p. 105, longiceps and brevicornis, p. 106, Mayr, 1. c., Queensland. 
Cremastog aster fusca, p. 107, and australis, p. 108, Queensland, rufo- 
tcstacea, p. 109, Sidney, id. 1. c. 
Podomyrma micans and inermis, id. 1. c. p. Ill, Queensland. 
Cryptocerus fervidus, p. 605, pi. xi. fig. 1, Rio, gibbosus, ibid., fig. 2, 
jucundus, p. 606, fig. 3, pallidicephalus [vox hybr.], ibid., fig. 5, Mexico, 
varians, ibid., fig. 4, Cuba, maculatus, p. 607, fig. 6, Bahia, fenestralis, 
ibid., San Paulo, basalis, p. 608, Chontales, Smith, Tr. E. Soc. 1876. 
