Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae.
Author
Smith, F.
text
1858
British Museum
London
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book
8127
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2.
Drepanognathus cruentatus
. B.M.
Worker. Length 6 1/2 lines.-Head, thorax and peduncle of the abdomen red; the antennae, mandibles and legs pale rufotestaceous. The head, thorax and abdominal peduncle coarsely granulated; the ocelli in triangle, approximate, placed about the middle of the head. The abdomen smooth and shining, about two-thirds of the length of the thorax; the first segment strongly punctured at the base, the following with a few scattered delicate punctures, the apical margins narrowly testaceous.
Hab. Hong Kong.
Mr. J. C. Bowring informs me that this species has the power of making surprising leaps,-a fact also mentioned by Jerdon in his description of the Indian species.