9. POLYRHACHIS GEOMETRICUS. _P._ niger; antennarum apice, tibiis tarsorumque apice ferrugineis, thorace circulariter striato. _Worker._ Length 2 lines. Black; the apical joints of the flagellum, the anterior legs, the anterior and intermediate tibiae, and the apical joints of the tarsi pale ferruginous; the extreme base of the anterior tarsi black. Thorax rounded above, not margined, gradually narrowed posteriorly; the prothorax of the same width as the head, its lateral angles toothed; the disk with a circular striation. Abdomen globose and pubescent; the scale of the petiole compressed, its superior margin rounded, and with four minute teeth. _Hab._ Aru. 10. POLYRHACHIS IRRITABILIS. _P._ niger, pube pallide aurea vestitus; thorace quadridentato, petioli squamula bidentata. _Female._ Length 6-1/2 lines. Black, and densely clothed with short pale golden pubescence; all parts of the insect sprinkled with erect cinereous hairs; the mandibles shining black, the palpi pale testaceous; the head elongate, the eyes placed high on the sides of the head, ferruginous and very prominent. Thorax elongate-ovate; the prothorax with a short, stout, acute tooth on each side, slightly curved and directed forwards; the metathorax with a similar tooth on each side directed backwards; the wings subhyaline, the nervures fuscous; the legs fusco-ferruginous, the femora and coxae brightest. Abdomen ovate; the scale incrassate, armed above with two stout acute teeth. _Hab._ Aru. This is probably the female of _P. sexspinosus_. 11. POLYRHACHIS LAEVISSIMUS. _P._ niger, laevis nitidusque; metathorace bispinoso, petioli squamula quadrispinosa, pedibus ferrugineis. _Worker._ Length 2-3/4 lines. Black, very smooth and shining; the legs ferruginous, with the coxae, articulations, and the tarsi black. The thorax not flattened above, or margined at the sides; the division between the pro- and mesothorax distinct, that between the meso- and metathorax not discernible, the latter with two erect acute spines; the scale of the petiole with four short acute spines. Abdomen globose. _Hab._ Aru. This species is very like _P. mucronatus_; on close examination, however, it is seen to be very distinct: it may be at once distinguished by its larger head, which is wider than the thorax, rounded behind the eyes, and widely emarginate behind. 12. POLYRHACHIS BELLICOSUS. _P._ capite abdomineque nigris, thorace femoribusque rufis, thorace quadrispinoso, petioli squamula bihamata.