Ì . Tapinoma thoracica ^HNS.

T. nigra, subnitida; capite abdomineque glabris; thorace rugoso; antennis pedibusque ferrugineis.

Worker. Length 2 lnes. Black and slightly shining; the antennae and legs obscure ferruginous. Thorax rugose above, deeply strangulated between the meso- and metathorax, the latter abruptly concave truncate; the peduncle of the abdomen inclining forwards, rounded in front; flat and oblique behind; abdomen ovate, produced anteriorly, and overhanging the peduncle.

Hab. Makassar.