. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. MANN: ANTS OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. 423 declivity. Petiole much longer than broad, narrowed in front, with the dorsal and anterior surfaces rounding into each other; in profile longer than high, and highest behind. Gaster slender. Very shining. Mandibles punctate. Head coarseh' punctate, rugulose between frontal carinae and eyes. Cly- peus with distinct scattered punctures. Erect hairs fine and flexuous and moderately abundant on head and body, shorter on appendages. Jet black, tip of gaster and appendages brown. Viti Lev
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. MANN: ANTS OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. 423 declivity. Petiole much longer than broad, narrowed in front, with the dorsal and anterior surfaces rounding into each other; in profile longer than high, and highest behind. Gaster slender. Very shining. Mandibles punctate. Head coarseh' punctate, rugulose between frontal carinae and eyes. Cly- peus with distinct scattered punctures. Erect hairs fine and flexuous and moderately abundant on head and body, shorter on appendages. Jet black, tip of gaster and appendages brown. Viti Levu: Waiyanitu. Nearest to letilac but very distinct in its smaller size and more elongate petiole, its longer head and more narrowly rounded clypeal projection. Type.— M. C. Z. 8,691. 16. Leptogents (Lobopelta) navua, sp. nov. Fig. 8, Fig. S.— Leptogenys (Lobopelta) navua Mann, petiole. Worker. Lateral view of thorax and Worker. Length mm. Head nearly twice as long as broad, sides nearty straight, slighth' broadest anteriorh', posterior cor- ners rounded, border straight. Mandibles concave at apical border, edentate. Clji^eus elongate, trian- gularly produced at middle, sharph' carinate for entire length. Antennal scapes surpassing occipital border by about one fifth their length, funiculus rather stout, first, second, and third joints subequal in length, remaining joints gradually decreasing in length, terminal joint scarcely as long as the two preceding joints together. Eyes smaU, little convex, situated at a distance from base of mandibles appre- ciably greater than their longitudinal diameter. Pronotum about as broad as long. with a transverse impression near to and parallel. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Ca
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