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work did not recognize the fact. The description of the female — nota- 
bly, the brown bands on the abdomen — will apply to no other Texan 
ant. The habits are also correctly described, e. g., its peculiar custom 
of going in single file, ascending and descending trees, its disagreeable 
odor (“resembling rotten cocoa-nut”), and the number (“ten or 
twelve”) of dealated queens often found in a single nest. I suggest, 
therefore, that Forel’s name as of later date be regarded as a synonym 
of Buckley's, which should, of course, be changed to Forelius (or Iri- 
domyrmex ) fodidus, Buckley. 
28. Formica ( Tapinoma ) terricola; male, female, worker. Tex. 
According to Mayr (’86, p. 431), who saw Buckley’s types, this spe- 
cies is Prenolepis vividula , Nyl. (-P. parvula, Mayr). This is possi- 
ble, but I am inclined to believe that Buckley’s specimens represented 
the closely allied Prenolepis mentioned above (see No. 19). The 
description of F. terricola is more explicit than that of F. picea, and 
includes all the sexes. It applies, moreover, perfectly to the only 
Prenolepis I have as yet taken at Austin (the type locality). The nests 
contain males and winged queens throughout the year. Buckley men- 
tions their occurence in March, which would be early even in Texas for 
the appearance of these sexes in any other ants except certain species 
of Camponotus. Buckley’s specific name may, therefore, be retained for 
this apparently distinct species, of which I shall give , a full description 
in a subsequent paper. 
29. Formica ( Tapinoma ) wichita : worker. Tex. 
Mayr (’86, p. 431) saw the types of this species, which he regards 
as identical with the common northern P. nitens , Mayr ( = P . imparis, 
Say). This species does not occur in Central or Western Texas so far 
as my observations extend. Buckley’s specimens were from the northern 
border of the State (Wichita River). 
30. Formica ( Hypochira ) subspinosa ; worker. Tex. 
This species, described from Central Texas, appears to be a Dolich- 
oderus, as Emery suggests (’94, p. 338), but up to the present time I 
have looked in vain for any ant that will agree with Buckley’s descrip- 
tion. His account of the metathorax certainly does not apply to any 
of the known species of Dolichoderus from the 'United States. 
31. Polyergus texana; female. Tex. 
This is another enigma. At first one is inclined to believe that Buck- 
ley may have described some dark colored male Eciton as a female 
Polyergus, but since the discovery of a species of Polyergus with black 
legs and abdomen ( P . breviceps, var. bicolor , Wasmann) by Father 
Muckermann in Southern Wisconsin, and of a very closely allied variety 
by myself in Northern Illinois (’01, p. 715; foot-note), one is inclined 
