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head and the antennee in the soldier, however, are invariably 

 different to those of the former species in all specimens exa- 

 mined by me, I consider myself justified in ranking it as 

 a distinct species. 



Soldiers and workers taken at Yarrabah, N.Queensland. 

 It builds small about two feet high conical nests on sandy 

 ground. 



23. Euterines eucalypti n. sp. 



Soldier larger (Text Fig. 18 c, 26 b, c). Head compara- 

 tively small, rufous, with a castaneous broad band across 

 the forehead, bnt broadly interrupted by a lighter line in 



Text Fig. 26. a Shape of head from the side of smaller soldier of Eutermea 

 Pulleinei Mjöb. n. sp. 

 b Shape of head from the side of larger soldier of Eutermea 



eucalypti Mjöb. n. sp. 

 c Shape of head irom ahove oi Eutermes eucalypti Mjöb. n. sp. 



the centre, mouth slightly darker, rounded at the hind margin 

 and at the sides, tapering sharply to the short and fairjy 

 stout snout; as for the profile see Text Fig. 26 b; antennse 

 13-jointed, long and slender, basal joint long and stout, 2nd 

 not so broad and only about half so long, 3rd distinctly 

 longer, broader at tip than at the base, twice as long as 

 4th, which is the shortest, 5th much longer than the 4th, 

 but shorter than the 7rd (see Text Fig. 18 c), 6th to 12th 

 about twice as long as broad, 13th elongate, rounded at tip, 

 joints light brown with lighter base and tip. 



Measurements: Length of body 3,2 mm, length of 

 head 1,35 mm, length of snout 0, 51 mm, breadth of snout 

 at base 0, 19 ram, breadth of head 0,8 2 mm, length of pro- 



