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pale ferruginous, the rest fusco-ferruginous ; the head longitudinally hut irregularly striated, 
the striae at its sides formed of confluent punctures. Thorax longitudinally striated, oblong- 
ovate, and having a longitudinal ferruginous space above, enclosed by a black margin ; the 
sides and beneath ferruginous; the metathorax with two short, stout, acute, compressed 
spines ; the legs pale ferruginous. Abdomen globose, smooth and shining ; the first node 
of the petiole wedge-shaped when viewed sideways, and coarsely rugose, the second node 
globose and suh-rugose. The scape of the antennae in this species is bent and slender at the 
base as in the M. ruginodis of Europe, which it closely resembles ; it is, however, a rather 
smaller insect. Eemale, length 2f lines. 
Sab. — No precise locality indicated. 
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31. Myrmica liictitosa. 
Mas. — M. niger, nitidiusculus ; mandibnlis, antennis, pedibusque, necnon capite thorace- 
que, sordide pallescentibus ; alls hyalinis, nervis rufo-pallidis. 
Black ; head and thorax longitudinally striated ; the metatliorax with transverse curved 
striae, and with two stout compressed spines, its apex obscurely rufo-piceous ; the club of the 
antennae paler than the rest of the antennae. The wings pale fulvo -hyaline and iridescent ; 
the stigma and nervures pale ferruginous ; the legs long and slender, with the apical joints of 
the tarsi pale testaceous. Abdomen smooth and shining, and with a few scattered pale hairs ; 
the nodes of the abdomen rugose, the first oblong, the second globose. Male, length 2f lines. 
Sab. — Murree (Mari), Punjab hills. 
32. Myrmica breviceps. 
Eemina. 31. sordide rubida ; mandibulis, antennis , pedibusque pallide ferrugineis ; 
capite tlioraceque longitudinaliter profunde striatis ; abdomine rufo-nigro , nitido. 
Rufo-feiTuginous ; the head strongly longitudinally striated; a small smooth shining 
space at the base of the clypeus, which is deeply longitudinally grooved ; the mandibles 
striated. Thorax above with a black patch on each side of the mesotliorax, and another at 
the anterior portion ; the metathoracic spines short, stout and acute. The first node of the 
abdomen longitudinally rugose, the second transversely so ; the abdomen smooth and shining* 
ferruginous at the base ; the rest dark rufo-fuscous, nearly black, and with scattered erect 
pubescence. Eemale, length 2-|- lines. 
Sab. — No locality or date. 
This insect very closely resembles two or three of the British species, particularly 
Myrmica sulcmodis ; its head is, however, shorter than that of the British insect. 
33. Crematogaster apicalis. 
Eemina. — C. pallide castaneo-ru fas, Icevis, nitidus ; abdomine apicem versus nigrescente > 
alls hyalinis. 
Rufo-castaneous, smooth, shining and impunctate ; the eyes, margins of the mandibles, 
and the anterior margin of the clypeus narrowly black ; the clypeus finely longitudinally 
