NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN ANTS. 
along the full length of their inner border, suggest that it is 
predaceous ; this is further suggested by the very large eyes 
and long strong legs. The head and gaster are not like those 
of any other Australian Ponerine, but the thorax and node are 
identical with that of the genus Myrmecia. Although much 
smaller this species more closely resembles Myrmecia s. str. 
than its subgenus Promyrmccia. 
From the description of Prionomyrmex , from the Baltic 
Amber, the head and mandibles appear to be somewhat similar 
but the nodes are different. 
Beyond those collected by Miss Baesjou very few species of 
ants have been seen from the great stretch of country lying 
between Albany, Western Australia, and Port Lincoln, South 
Australia. 1 hanks to this keen artist-naturalist many new and 
i are species have been brought to light, clearly showing that 
some of these ancient ranges contain many primitive forms at 
present unknown. 
Plate I. 
lugs. 1, 2.— Myrmecia ( Promyrmccia ) aberrant; worker (1) and female (2). 
Figs. 3, 4. — M. ( P .) pi da Smith ; worker (3) and female (4). 
lugs. 5, 6. M. (P.)fucosa sp. nov. ; worker (5) and female (6). 
lugs. 7, 8. M. esuriens Fabr. ; worker (7) and female (8). 
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