. Hymenoptera ... blunt tooth or .<pine on each side B. 1mpino»a, p. 97. h. Node of pedicel sim])le, unarmed. a . 1st joint of Hagellum of antennae equal to,not longer than, 2nd joint. Length Go - 7 mm B. tessentioda, j). 97. //. 1st joint of Hagellum of anteun;e distinctlylonger than Ind. a-. Length 8-1:^ mm B. sidcata, p. 98. b-. Length o mm B. ruhif/inosa, p. 99. 116. Bothroponera rufipes, Jerdon (Ponera), Madr. Jour. Lit. ^V (ISol), p. 119, ? : Ford. Jaw: Bomb. N. II. Soc xiii(1900), p. .323, ? . ^ . Dull black ; the mandibles, antenua? and legs castaneousred, the apical two or
. Hymenoptera ... blunt tooth or .<pine on each side B. 1mpino»a, p. 97. h. Node of pedicel sim])le, unarmed. a . 1st joint of Hagellum of antennae equal to,not longer than, 2nd joint. Length Go - 7 mm B. tessentioda, j). 97. //. 1st joint of Hagellum of anteun;e distinctlylonger than Ind. a-. Length 8-1:^ mm B. sidcata, p. 98. b-. Length o mm B. ruhif/inosa, p. 99. 116. Bothroponera rufipes, Jerdon (Ponera), Madr. Jour. Lit. ^V (ISol), p. 119, ? : Ford. Jaw: Bomb. N. II. Soc xiii(1900), p. .323, ? . ^ . Dull black ; the mandibles, antenua? and legs castaneousred, the apical two or three abdominal segments bright ferruginous;the whole insect covered with an abundant pale reddish-yellowpilosity. Head, thorax and node of the pedicel in front coarselypunctured, cribrate ; the basal two abdominal segments rugosewith remarkably coarse longitudinal ridges, the inteivals betweenthem coarsely punctured ; the apical segments finely punctured,the vellowish-red hair on them long and thick. Mandibles. V\<{).—Boihroi)onera rufipes, ^. «. Thorax. obsoletely, finely, longitudinally striate and marked w ith somecoarse shallow punctures, the teeth on the niasticatory marginoften worn and obsolete ; clypeus with a medial, often ill-detiued,short carina at base ; antenna? densely pubescent, finely rugulose,opaque; eyes comparatively small: occiput slightly emarginate,the anterior border of the emargination and the posterior lateral BOTHROPONERA. 97 angles of the head rounded. Thorax massive, as broad in front asthe head, convex; the apical truncated face of the metanotumconcave, smooth and shining, and strongly margined above and onthe sides ; legs opaque, densely pilose and pubescent. Xode ofthe pedicel about twice as broad as long, convex and roundedabove, the spinous processes on the posterior margin aboveirregular, not very acute; the posterior face of the node deeplyconcave, smooth and shining ; abdomen very massive, cylindrical,the constriction between the
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