26. Pseudomyrma atrata ^HNS.

Tetraponera atrata, Smith ^HNS, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. ix.44. Pseudomyrma atrata, Smith ^HNS, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 2nd ser. iii.

Hab. Bombay; Borneo (Sarawak).

This species is entirely of a jet-black colour, smooth and shining: the extreme apex of the scape and the basal joint of the flagellum pale rufo-testaceous; the head elongate, with the sides parallel.