. The annals and magazine of natural history : zoology, botany, and geology . H)iuted. Mandibles and whole of head witli scattered snperficialpnnctures. Thorax with fewer pnnctures, declivity withmore, gaster with none. Whole l)ody has a reticulateground-sculpture similar to that of the $ . Beenup, {Clark, uo. 166), 5 <? ? . Types AV. C. C. coll. Camponotus {Myrmof/onia) tumidus, sp. u. (Fig. 17.) 5 major. Length 90 mm. Dark brown, nearly black ; funiculi, cheeks, tibiae, andtarsi russet-brown, rest of legs yellow or light caataneous. Pilosity sparse, none on scapes or upper surface of
. The annals and magazine of natural history : zoology, botany, and geology . H)iuted. Mandibles and whole of head witli scattered snperficialpnnctures. Thorax with fewer pnnctures, declivity withmore, gaster with none. Whole l)ody has a reticulateground-sculpture similar to that of the $ . Beenup, {Clark, uo. 166), 5 <? ? . Types AV. C. C. coll. Camponotus {Myrmof/onia) tumidus, sp. u. (Fig. 17.) 5 major. Length 90 mm. Dark brown, nearly black ; funiculi, cheeks, tibiae, andtarsi russet-brown, rest of legs yellow or light caataneous. Pilosity sparse, none on scapes or upper surface of tibiae;underside of tibiae bears a row of spike-hairs. Head thick, vertex swollen, as long as broad, widest ateyes, which are placed just below the middle of sides ; ocellidistinct. Occipital border widely concave. Mandibles Fio-. ^ of thorax of Camponotus {Myrmogonia) thick and short, with six teeth ; clypeus bluntly carinate, itsanterior third depressed ; lobe short, the anterior bordercrenate. Scapes barely pass the occiput. Frontal carinaeshort, curved, not diverging behind. Frontal groove reachesthe anterior ocellus. Pronotum broader than long, sub-bordered, evenlyrounded in front. Mesonotum marked by two transverseimpressions. lu profile the base of epinotum is very short,the declivity descending abruptly, the fijst half straight, the ttew Ants from Australiit. .\7) lower feebly concave. Scale modi lately liroad, the toprouiulcd and acute. Moderately sliiniiig ; mandibles closely punctured.(Mypeus witb an elongate puncture at each side of of head with seattere<l minute punctures. Thoraxand gastcr almost smooth. There is a reticulate ground-sculpture over the whole body, most noticeable on fore partot* head, microscopical on minor. Length 7-7*5 mm. Colour as 5
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