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stout, cordlike; cresta about 9/t long; in Neotermes connexus (Kirby, 

 1937, 1942a). 



Genus Foaina Janicki {Janickiella Duboscq and Grasse; Para- 

 devescovina, Crucinympha Kirby). Small to medium large; 3 anterior 

 flagella; trailing flagellum about twice the body length; cresta 

 slender, 2.5-17/x long; parabasal body single, in some with rami; in 

 intestine of termites. Many species (Kirby, 1942a, 1949). 



F. nana Kirby (Fig. 162, c). 6-18/x by 4.5-8.5/x; trailing flagellum 

 a moderately stout cord, 2-3 times the body length; cresta slender, 

 8.5m long; filament part of the parabasal body reaching the middle 

 of body; in Cryptotermes hermsi and many species of the genus; also 

 species of Glyptotermes, Rugitermes, and Procryptotermes (Kirby, 

 1942a). 



Genus Macrotrichomonas Grassi. Large; 3 anterior flagella; trail- 

 ing flagellum well developed, 1-1.5 times the body length; cresta a 

 broad internal membrane, 21-86/i long; parabasal body coiled around 

 the axostyle, 1-13 times; in termite gut. Several species (Kirby, 

 1942, 1949). 



M. pulchra G. (Fig. 162, d). 44-91/x by 21-41/*; trailing flagellum 

 band-form; cresta large; parabasal body coiled closely 4-10 times; 

 in Glyptotermes parvulus, and many other species of the genus (Kirby, 

 1942). 



Genus Metadevescovina Light. Moderately large; 3 anterior 

 flagella; a short trailing flagellum; cresta small; parabasal body 

 loosely coiled around axostyle; anterior end of axostyle in a loop; 

 in termite gut. Many species (Light, 1926; Kirby, 1945). 



M . debilis L. (Fig. 162, e). 30-70/* by 15-30/*; in Kalotermes hub- 

 bardi. 



Genus Caduceia Franca. Large; 3 long anterior flagella; trailing 

 flagellum slender, shorter than body; cresta relatively small, 1— 12/z 

 long; parabasal body coiled around axcstyle 2-20 times; nucleus 

 relatively large; axostyle terminates in filament; in termites. Several 

 species (Kirby, 1942, 1949). 



C. bugnioni Kirby (Fig. 163, a). 48-80/* by 18-40/*; in Neotermes 

 greeni (Kirby, 1942). 



Genus Hyperdevescovina Kirby. Similar to Caduceia; but cresta 

 very small ;stout axostyle projects from the body ; in Proglyptotermes, 

 Neotermes; New Zealand and South Africa. Many species (Kirby, 

 1949). 



H. calotermitis (Nurse). 52-1 14/* by 30-65//; projecting portion of 

 the axostyle 45-63/*; in Proglyptotermes browni; New Zealand. 



Genus Pseudodevescovina Sutherland. Large; 3 short anterior 



