. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 380 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. Probably the most conspicuous ant in the islands. Foraging workers were on nearly every tree examined. The colonies are in tree-cavities. 114a. PoLYRHACHis (Myrma) relucens Latreille, subsp. Andro- mache F. Smith, var. nesiotis, var. nov. Worker. Differing from subsp. andromache in having the legs darker in color, dark red, with the femora in part and the tibiae infuscated and the tarsi black. Santa Cruz: Graciosa Bay. This variety, the only one of the relucens group found
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 380 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. Probably the most conspicuous ant in the islands. Foraging workers were on nearly every tree examined. The colonies are in tree-cavities. 114a. PoLYRHACHis (Myrma) relucens Latreille, subsp. Andro- mache F. Smith, var. nesiotis, var. nov. Worker. Differing from subsp. andromache in having the legs darker in color, dark red, with the femora in part and the tibiae infuscated and the tarsi black. Santa Cruz: Graciosa Bay. This variety, the only one of the relucens group found at Graciosa Bay is exceedingly abundant and very large series were obtained, all of which are constant in coloration. It nests in crevices of trees and in hollow fern-stalks. Type — M. C. Z. 9, Fig. 50.— Polyrhachis (Myrma) relucens andromache nesiotis Mann. Worker. 114b. Polyrhachis (Myrma) relucens Latreille, subsp. litigiosa Emery. Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Geneva, 1897, 38, p. 581, S . Ysabel: Fulakora. Numerous colonies were found nesting in rotten logs. Some of the cavities used as brood chambers were lined with silk. Pinned specimens are very liable to grease and many among my series have the gaster black in appearance due to this, which hides the rich golden pubescence characteristic of the 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. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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