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subject to human interference, and when these forests are 
more thoroughly collected it seems certain many more 
specimens of Myrmoteras will come to light. The new 
species, karnyi, is from an island near the coast of Sumatra, 
consequently it is logical to suppose that the genus is repre- 
sented by this species or some other form native to this 
large island of the East Indies, especially since adjacent 
major islands, and Malay, possess the ants. However, in 
the absence of any records known to me from Sumatra, it 
is thought best to leave the island unshaded. 
Acknowledgement is due Dr. William L. Brown for the 
opportunity to describe and figure the specimen upon which 
the latest species of Myrmoteras is based. Dr. Creighton 
has also examined the specimen and I have had the benefit 
of his opinion in proposing the new form. 
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