139. Formica 6-guttata ^HNS. B.M.

Formica sexguttata, Fabr. ^HNS Ent. Syst. ii. 354 [[queen]]; Syst. Piez. 401. 21.

Hab. Brazil (Santarem); Island of St. Cruz.

The insect which appears to be the F. 6-guttata, was captured by Mr. H. W. Bates at Santarem in Brazil; we have seen others from different parts of South America; on comparing specimens of both females and workers, we are unable to point out any specific distinctions between this species and the F. maculata ^HNS of Fabricius, the latter being from Africa, and of which there is a series of specimens in the Collection of the British Museum.