Worker, length about l- 5 th of an inch; head oblong; eyes rather small, advanced; jaws triangular, strongly toothed; antennae thickened; thorax smooth; abdominal pedicle long, square; abdomen long, cylindric; dull black, with rufous legs and antennae.
I found this Ant in Malabar where it is rare.
Ponera pumila, Jerdon , Madr. Journ. Lit. & Sci. 119; Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xiii. 102 (1854).
Hab. Malabar.
