Identifier: bulletinofmuseu63harv (find matches)
Title: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Subjects: Zoology Zoology
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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s of this genus, which is well developed in New Guinea. R. froggatii lives generally in or beneath hollow logs lying on theground, sometimes in colonies numbering several hundred but morefrequently with less. It is a timid species, hustling its dark brownpupae and the larvae into the nearest shelter and huddUng there when 288 bulletin: Ml skim of compakative zoology. the nest is clisturhed. Tliosr individuals not completely hidden remainmotionless. It is fond of plant-juices and workers are commonlyseen on smaller plants. Excepting; the uniformly larger size and the black color, T can detectno ditferenee that will separate the workers oi froggatti from arancoidesdescribed originally from Bougainville. 13. DiscoTHYREA CLAVicoRNis Emery.Term, fuzet., 1897, 20, p. 593, pi. 15, fig. 39, 40, S . A small colony containing three females and a dozen workers wasfound beneath a log in a swamp near Fulakora, Ysabel. The workeris more active than those species of Proceratium and Sysphincta that I
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Fig. 6.— Discothyrea clavicornis Emery. Wing of female. have seen. The rich brownish red color, with the microscopic silkypubescence give the living insect an elegant, shagreened appearance. The female measures 2 mm. in length and is rather more robust,but otherwise similar to the worker, except for the usual sexual differ-ences. The eyes are larger and somewhat convex. The ocelli aredistinct, arranged in an equilateral triangle. The wings (length 2 mm.)are hyaline and densely covered with fuscous hairs; veins and stigmaare fuscous. 14. EcTOMOMYRMEX EXARATA Emery. Term, fuzet., 1902, 26, p. 156, g . I am referring to this species three workers. The mandibles areheavily strigose, with 6-7 teeth on the blades. The third funicular MANN: ANTS OF THK UllITISII SOLOMON ISIANDS. 289 joint is longer than broad ami the remaining joints are as long as broad.In the closely related K nrjila Kmery the third joint is describedas being as long as broad, the remaining apical joints, except thetenni

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