. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. m i i i\ : \ii 8E1 \i it;il corneri bj one sixth »>t' their length; Br§1 funicular joint the loni second :uul third lubequal, terminal not m long it the two preceding jointi bei Byes vear} small and little convex, their distance from be mandibles mure than twice their longitudinal diameter Pronotum a little broader than long. Mesoepinotum without Buture, nearly Bat above. Petiole from above subconical, broadest behind, narrowed in front, with rounded posterior corners; in profile longer than high, the
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. m i i i\ : \ii 8E1 \i it;il corneri bj one sixth »>t' their length; Br§1 funicular joint the loni second :uul third lubequal, terminal not m long it the two preceding jointi bei Byes vear} small and little convex, their distance from be mandibles mure than twice their longitudinal diameter Pronotum a little broader than long. Mesoepinotum without Buture, nearly Bat above. Petiole from above subconical, broadest behind, narrowed in front, with rounded posterior corners; in profile longer than high, the dorsal surface nearly three times as long as the anterior, and rounding in front and behind Into the ante- rior and posterior surfaces which arc Mat. \.i\ shining Mandibles with coarse punctures, Clypeus irregularly striate. Front of head outward from antennal fossae rugulose, the remainder of head with coarse punctures and the body with regular, widely separated Strong, punctures, though not as coarse as those of head. Dark reddish brown, legs and tip of gaster lighter, antennae yellowish brown. Yiti Levu: Nadarivatu. Described from two workers. This is a very small species, quite distinct in the shape of the head and in the very small size of the eyes. The mesoepinotum is proportionately broader than in the related Fijian specie-. 15, Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fugax, sp. now Fig. 7. Worker. Length 5 mm. Head distinctly longer than broad, a little broader in front than behind, with slightly convex sides, rounded corners and straight occipital border. Apical. Fig. 7.— Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fugax Mann, petiole. Worker. Lateral view of thorax and borders of mandibles concave, separated from basal borders by a rounded angle, edentate. Antenna! scapes surpassing the occipital borders by about one third their length; first, second, and third funicular joints more than twice as long as broad, the remaining joints shorter and thicker, terminal joint dis- tinctly shorter than the
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