1. Solenopsis transversalis ^HNS. S. ferruginea, capite oblongo-ovato longitudinaliter striato, postice transverse striato: abdomine nitido.

Worker major. Length 2 lines. Ferruginous, with the head and abdomen darkest, the latter palest at the base, and smooth and shining Head: oblong, subquadrate, the sides slightly rounded, longitudinally striated, and with a central longitudinal smooth impressed line; the vertex transversely striated and slightly emarginate. Thorax: deeply strangulated between the meso- and metathorax., the latter armed with two minute spines; the first node of the peduncle petioiated, conical, and elevated above the second node, which is globose.

Hab. Makassar.