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18. Tapinoma (Micromyrma) melanocepJialum (Fabr.). 
(Cosmopolitan.) 
Northern Territory: Darwin, Point Charles. 
Queensland : Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville. 
Western Australia: Broome. 
Serious pest in houses. 
19. Technomyrmex alhipes (Smith). (Cosmopolitan.) 
All States. 
Serious house and store pest. 
Foemicinae. 
20. Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) longipes (Jerd). (Cosmo- 
politan in Tropics.) 
Northern Territory: Darwin. 
General pest. 
21. ParatrecJiina (Paratrecliina) longicor'nis (Latr.). 
Queensland: Cairns, Brisbane. 
Western Australia: Geraldton, Fremantle. 
General pest. 
22. ParatrecJiina (Nylanderia) vividula (Nyl.). (Cosmo- 
politan.) 
New South Wales: Sydney. 
General pest. 
23. Lasius (Lasius) niger (Linne). (Europe.) 
Tasmania: Known only by one doubtful record. 
24. PolyrJiacJiis (Myrmhopla) bicolor Smith. (India, 
Malaya.) 
Northern Territory: Darwin. 
Probably not a pest. 
Forel has recorded the European ant Lasius (Lasius) niger 
Linn, from Tasmania. Although several large collections of 
ants from that State have been received and examined at the 
National Museum, this species has not been represented in 
any of them. 
The following species are known to be carried in plants of 
Orchids and Cacti: — OdontomacJius Jiaematoda (Linne); 
Phiedole megacepliala (Fabr.) ; Iridomyrmex humilis Mayr; 
Technomyrmex alhipes (Smith) ; Monomorium floricola 
(Jerd.) ; Monomorium pharaonis (Linn.) ; Paratrechina 
longico rnis (Latr. ) . 
Several of our native ants give a certain amount of trouble 
during the summer months when they invade the house and 
attack foodstuffs. Most of them are small black ants (Irido- 
