ANTS FROM THE OTWAY RANGES. 
Shining. Mandibles rather coarsely striate punctate. Head superficially 
striate, the striae diverging outward behind from the frontal carinae, leaving 
a triangular space on middle smooth, almost encircling the antennal fovea in 
front ; clypeus strongly striate longitudinally, these striae almost forming 
carinae. Pronotum and mesonotum with tiansversely arched striae, coarser 
than on head, becoming longitudinal on sides ; epinotum longitudinally striate 
on top. In profile the side of pronotum almost smooth, sides of mesonotum 
and epinotum coarsely striate-rugose. Nodes coarsely and irregularly rugose. 
Caster smooth, with scattered shallow piligerous punctures. 
Hair yellow, long and erect, abundant throughout, shorter on antennae and 
legs. Pubescence whitish, very fine and adpressed, apparent only on antennae. 
Head slightly longer than broad, broader in front than behind, sides strongly, 
occipital border feebly, convex. Mandibles barely half as long as head, rather 
broad, terminal border short, apex long and sharp, furnished with two strong 
sharp teeth equally spaced between apex and angle, the angle is formed by a 
short sharp tooth. Clypeus produced, high and overhanging, the dorsum 
convex longitudinally, level with top of frontal carinae, the anterior border 
almost as wide as frontal carinae, feebly concave. Frontal area small and 
semicircular. Frontal carinae short and lobe-like, not overhanging antennal 
insertions, broader than long, separated by at least the width of lobe. Scapes 
slightly thicker near middle than at apex, not extending to occipital border 
by more than their greatest thickness ; first segment of funiculus as long as 
the four following together, second to seventh broader than long, ninth and 
tenth as broad as long, apical pointed, as long as the six preceding together. 
Eyes convex, situated in front of middle of sides. No ocelli. Thorax twice 
as long as broad, strongly constricted at the meso-epinotal suture, pro-mesonotal 
suture feebly defined. Pronotum one and one-half times broader than long, 
sides and front strongly convex. Mesonotum longer than broad, almost 
twice as broad in front as behind, convex in all directions. Meso-epinotal 
suture deep. Epinotum twice as long as broad, terminated behind by two 
long slender spines directed slightly outward and upward, barely as long as 
the interval between them at base ; the peculiar striation gives the dorsum a 
marginate appearance. In profile pronotum and mesonotum united in a 
convexity. Epinotum lower than mesonotum, convex, declivity abrupt, as 
long as dorsum, the spines directed upward. Node as long as broad, broader 
behind than in front, almost circular ; in profile one-third higher than long, 
almost dome-shaped but slightly higher in front than behind, the stalk in 
front almost as long as node ; a short broad tooth in front directed strongly 
forward. Postpetiole one-third broader than long, oval ; in profile higher 
than long, dome-shaped with a short plate-like process below, extending the 
full length of base. First segment of gaster, oval, one-sixth longer than 
broad, occupying almost the whole gaster. Legs long and slender ; all the 
femora bent and greatly thickened at the apical third. Tibia thickened 
towards apex. 
Female. — Length, 3.5 mm. 
Similar to the worker but the gaster darker and the ocelli encircled by a 
brownish patch. Sculpture somewhat closer and coarser, top of clypeus and 
mesonotum smooth and shining. Pilosity longer and more abundant. Eyes 
larger, ocelli well developed. Parapsidal furrows short but well impressed. 
Spines of epinotum slightly stouter. 
Habitat . — Beech Forest, in rotten logs. 
In size, colour and sculpture this species closely resembles 
Huberia brunt Forel from New Zealand. 
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