Worker barely l- 12 th of an inch long, head oblong, eyes minute, advanced; thorax, narrow; abdominal pedicles long, narrow, the first much more raised than the 2 d; antennae gradually thickening of a rufous colour, with the abdomen somewhat darker or fuscous. Female about 1 / 3 d of an inch long, similar in form to the Worker, abdomen larger proportionally, and head smaller.
This minute species makes a temporary nest in various situations, in an empty box, between the back of a book and its leaves, even among the loose pages of a book, in an empty shell, & c. & c. No-thing is used in its construction, a shelter from the light merely [[ ... ]] g sougth for. It is perhaps not very numerous in individuals, [[ ... ]] wingless female is generally found in the nest. It is very com- [[ ... ]]] n in the Carnatic and most of India, but I have not seen it in Malabar. It appears to prefer dead animal matter to saccharine or vegetable products.
Atta minuta, Jerdon , Madr. Journ. Lit. & Sc. 105; Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. xiii. 47. 1 (1854).
Hab. India (Carnatic).
