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sentative of thatgroup, which according to Holmgren is repre- 

 sented by 16 African and 3 Indian species. My specimens 

 were taken under a stone at Cedar Creek (March). It does 

 not seem to enter the jungles, but li^es in the open Euca- 

 lyptus forest. 



I take the liberty of naming this species after my good 

 Australian friend, Dr. K. Pulleine in Adelaide, who during 

 so many years has been such a devoted collector and worker 

 on the Australian insects and spiders. 



27. Eutermes Tyriei n. sp. 



Soldier (Text Fig. 29). Whitishyellow, unusually strongly 

 hairy. — Head large, broad and rounded behind, strongly 



b. 



Text Fig. 29. Shape of soldier of Eutermes Tyriei Mjöb. n, ep. 

 a from the side, h from above. 



constricted in front behind the antennae (see Text Fig. 29 b) with 

 erect, long and stiff hairs; concerning the profiie see Text Fig. 

 29 a; snout shorter than the other part of the head, broad at the 

 base, tapering strongly to the tip; palpi yellowish with very 

 long and slender joints; antennse 14-jointed, long and slender, 

 fuscous joints, lighter at the base and the tip, basal joint 

 broad and stout, 2rd much shorter and not so broad, a little 

 more than half so long as the 1st, 3rd very long and slender 

 more than twice, nearly thrice as long as broad, 4th and 

 foUowing five joints siightly longer and more slender, the 

 lOth and following becoming siightly shorter and shorter, 

 apical joint the shortest, about twice as long as broad, 

 elongate, rounded at tip; prothorax saddle-shaped, ridged in 

 front and darkly fuscous coloured, with lighter median line 



