44. Formica nana ^HNS, N. S.

Worker, length not l- 12 th inch; eyes anterior, thorax wide; abdomen long, elliptical; head and thorax brown; antennae, legs, and abdomen pale whity brown.

This very minute species is found in all parts of India and is very abundant in Mysore; from its very small size is noticed with difficulty. It feeds on flowers and vegetable secretion,

2 ndly. With spines on the thorax.