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however, that Buckley’s species must be a synonym of 0 . clarus, Bog., 
as this species is common and widely distributed in Texas (from Austin 
to the Trans-Pecos and north to Bosque County), whereas I have never 
been able to find insularis in the State. Size cannot be a criterion, as 
I have seen many specimens of 0. clarus that were smaller than speci- 
mens of insularis in my collection. Besides, Buckley is apt to under- 
estimate the length of his species. But perhaps any attempt to deter- 
mine the exact synonymy of Buckley’s species is of very little moment, 
since 0. clarus may be regarded merely as an extreme subspecies of 0. 
hcematodes. (See Forel, ’Ola, p. 124.) 
38. Myrmica rubra; worker. Tex. 
Undoubtedly Eciton ccecum , Latr., according to Emery (’94, p. 258). 
Buckley’s name is, of course, of no account, because it was in use even 
in his day as the name of a very different and very common European 
and American ant. 
39. Myrmica subrubra; female, worker. I). C. ; Va. 
This is treated by Emery (’94, p. 301) as a synonym of the common 
northern Stenamma {Aphcenog aster) tennesseense, Mayr, without fur- 
ther comment. If this is correct, Buckley must have described the 
male of tennesseense as the female. He describes this sex as black and 
as having short epinotal spines, whereas the queen of Mayr’s species is 
red and has very large and peculiar epinotal spines, which Mayr 
described at length when he first mentioned this peculiar female under 
the name of Aphcenog aster Icevis (’62, pp. 95-96). In a later paper 
(’86a, p. 365) Mayr also claims that Buckley mistook the male of 
Stenamma tennesseense for the female. 
40. Myrmica californica ; worker. Cala. 
Recognized by Emery (’94, p. 311) as a species of Pogonomyrmex , 
and now known as P. calif ornicus, Buckley. 
41. Myrmica novaboracensis ; female. U. Y. 
This ant, described from a female only, is supposed by Emery (’94, 
p. 286) to be some form of Cremastog aster lineolata , Say. 
42. Myrmica ( Monomarium ) diversa; female, soldier, worker. Tex. 
This name covers a multitude of sins, for I am confident that Buckley 
included under it several species of Pheidole , with Solenopsis geminata 
in to the bargain ! The first part of the description of the soldier seems 
at first sight to refer to Ph. Kingii, Andre, var. instabilis, Emery, espe- 
cially where he says that the head varies “much in size.” This is the 
only Pheidole measuring as much as 0.22 inch, and with variable head, 
to be found about Austin, but instabilis has the eyes very distinctly in 
front of the middle of the head, so that the remainder of the description 
must refer to another species and the previously mentioned variation in 
