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sowing of a crop, somewhat favoured by McCook, objected to by J. Leidy, 
1. c. p. 304. 
Diplorrhoptrum domesticum in swarms at Stockport; S. H. Gaskell, 
Ent. M. M. xiii. p. 254. 
Pseudomyrma, a list with references and localities of 40 known species, 
and Tetraponera, the like of 9 species (Sima compressa, Rog., = T. alla- 
horans, Walk., redescribed), with new species of both genera ; F. Smith, 
Tr. E. Soc., 1877, pp. 57-68, 68-72. 
Micromyrma, Duf., substantiated as distinct from Tapinoma ; and the 
name dufouri proposed for M. pygmona^ in case of objection to the same 
specific name being employed twice in the same tribe [!] ; B. Perris, Ann. 
Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) vii. pp. 379-382. 
G. Mayr, Yerh. z.-b. Wien, xxvii. [for 1877, published in 1878], 
pp. 867-878, enumerates species found in N. Brazil by Prof. Traill, of 
Aberdeen. Camponotus senex^ Smith, ^ , and worker, and Liometopum 
xanthochroum^ Rog. (? = instahile, Sm.), are described. 
G. Mayr, in Fedchenko’s “ Puteshestvie V Turkestan” \_suprd^ P* 97], 
pp. 1-21, describes the species taken by that traveller. 
0. Emery, Ann. Mus. Genov, ix. pp. 363-381, describes 32 species 
found by Antinori, Beccari, and Issel near the Red Sea and in the Bogos 
country. 
New genera and species : — 
3felissotarsuSj 'Emery, 1. c. p. 378. Near Oocerosa*, first joint of tarsi 
very large, incrassate, subquadrate; antennae short, 6-jointed, with 
2-jointed club ; worker differing from soldier in mandibles only. M. 
heccarii, p. 379, figs., Keren. 
Ochetomyrmex, Mayr, Yerh. z.-b. Wien, xxvii. p. 871. Near Tatra- 
morium and Leptothorax ; antennae with a 3-jointed club, the apical joint 
fusiform. 0. semipolitus (worker), p. 872, N. Brazil. 
Allomerus, id. 1. c. p. 873. Allied to Pristomyrmex, with the anterior 
margin of clypeus strongly arched, simple, narrowly depressed, and acute. 
A. decern- articulatus, octo-articulatus, and septem-articulatus (workers 
only), p. 874, N. Brazil. 
Camponotus car'bo, Emery, 1. c. p. 364, fig., Sciotel ; C. trail\V]i, Mayr, 
1. c. p. 868, N. Brazil ; C. fedtscTienhoi, p. 3, interjectus, p. 4, Mayr, Putesh. 
Turkest., Turkestan. 
Formica aherrans, Mayr, 1. c. p. 7, Sarafschan Yalley. 
Cataglyphis pallida, id. 1. c. p. 9, Kizil-Kum Desert. 
PolyrrhacTiis antinorii, Emery, 1. c. p. 365, fig., Sciotel, Keren. 
Ponera crassa, id. 1. c. p. 366, fig., Sciotel ; P, tarda, R. S. Charsley, 
Ent. M. M. xiv. p. 162, Britain. 
Isclinomyrmex r'haphidiiceps, Mayr, 1. c. p. 12, Sarafschan. 
Monomorium harbatum, id. 1. c. p. 17, Kizil-Kum Desert ; M. bicolor, 
Emery, 1. c. p. 368, Sciotel. 
Tetramorium sericeiventre, p. 370, Sciotel, pygmeeum, p. 371, Keren, 
Emery, 1. c. 
Aphemogaster clavata, id. 1. c. p. 372, Keren. 
