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1933] New Ants from China and Japan 
and from most of them in the shape of the epinotum and 
petiole. 
Dolichoderinx 
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus L. subsp. 
sibiricus Emery 
Several workers taken by Mr. H. Yoshioka at Gum- 
maken, Japan, July 17, 1930, agree closely with typi- 
cal specimens of sibiricus in my collection from Tashkent, 
Turkestan (N. Kusnetzov). Emery states that the man- 
dibles of this subspecies, which is slightly larger (3. 5-3. 8 
mm.) than the typical quadripunctatus, are not shining, 
but in this respect all of my specimens are like the Euro- 
pean form, though somewhat more coarsely coriacious. 
Heretofore no species of Dolichoderus has been taken 
in Japan. To Mr. Yoshioka belongs the credit of having 
added not only this but the following beautiful subspecies 
to the known ant-fauna of his native land. 
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus subsp. 
yoshiokae subsp. nov. 
Worker. Length 2.8-3 mm. 
Smaller than sibiricus and of the same size as the typi- 
cal quadripunctatus. The sculpture is like that of sibiricus , 
but the surface of the head and thorax is more shining, 
apparently because the cavities of the numerous pits, or 
foveolae are smoother and not so distinctly reticulate as in 
that subspecies. The color is different: Head, coxae and 
gaster black; the paired spots on the first and second gas- 
tric segments ivory white, very large and sharply defined; 
thorax and petiole deep red, with the extreme base of the 
epinotum and anterior portion of the metapleurae black; 
summit of petiolar node infuscated; mandibles, antennae 
and legs yellowish red; a spot on the distal enlargement 
of the scapes and the distal portion of the funiculi fuscous ; 
femora and tibiae dark brown, except at their bases. 
Described from ten workers taken by Mr. H. Yoshioka 
at Kiryu, Japan, Nov. 26, 1932. 
