31. Ponera pumila ^HNS, N. S.

Worker, length about l- 5 th of an inch; head oblong; eyes rather small, advanced; jaws triangular, strongly toothed; antennae thickened; thorax smooth; abdominal pedicle long, square; abdomen long, cylindric; dull black, with rufous legs and antennae.

I found this Ant in Malabar where it is rare.