9. Formica (Tapinoma) albipes ^HNS.

F. nigra, subnitida, glabra; metathorace dorso abbreviato; squama oblongo-depressa; pedum articulis tarsisque albis,

Worker. Length 1 1 / 4 line. Black, slightly shining; the antennae inserted widely apart on the front of the head; the metathorax oblique behind; the scale of the peduncle decumbent and hidden beneath the base of the abdomen, which projects forwards; the tarsi white.

Hab. Celebes (Tondano).