45. Myrmica glyciphila ^HNS. B.M.

Worker. Length 1 1/4 line.-Testaceous, with the abdomen, except its base, fuscous; the head and thorax subopake, the abdomen shining; the flagellum 11-jointed, clavate; the thorax narrowed posteriorly, divided a little beyond the middle by a distinct suture, the metathorax not spined; the first node of the peduncle conical, elevated above the second, which is nearly globose; the abdomen truncate at the base and having a few long pale hairs at the apex.

Hab. Ceylon.