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COPTOTERMES RAFFRATI WASMAN (FAM. TERMITIDAE), 



Prothorax (Fig. 9). Margin slightly bent up, emarginate in front, the sides 

 rounded and curving in to the rounded and slightly emarginate posterior border, 

 rather more setose than head. 



Legs {Fig. 12) moderately slender. 



Abdomen elongate-oval, more pilose than thorax, with distinct median line 

 on dorsum. Cerei (Fig. 13) moderately long (0.160) and slender. Styli short 

 and slender, wanting in female. 



Measurements : 



Total length 5.5. 



Head and mandibles: long 2.538—2.585. 



Coploter)nes raffrayi Wasman. 

 Text-figs. 9-13. Soldier. 9. Head and prothorax, dorsal aspect ; 10. Head and prothorax 

 in profile; 11. Antenna, pro.ximal segments ; 12. Hind leg ; 13. Cercus. 

 Text-figs. 14-15. Worker. 14. Antenna, proximal segments ; 15. Cercus. 



Head: from posterior mai'gin of clypeus to base, long 1.60; wide 1.316 — 

 1.360; deep 0.940. 



Mandibles: left, long 1.128—1.175. 

 Clypeus: long 0.144; wide 0.384. 

 Labrum : long 0.432. 

 I-rothorax: long 0.564; wide 0.987. 

 Tibia iii. 1.128—1.222. 

 Abdomen : wide 1.270. 



Tl'or/cer. (Figs. 14 and 15.) 



Colour: Head buff-yellow, antennae slightly paler; thorax and abdomen 

 dirty white; legs vrhitish, hyaline. 



