ART. 6. NEW SPECIES OF TERMITES SNYDER. 5 



Antennae paler than head, longer than width of head, 16-18 

 segments, pubescent; third segment shorter or as long as second, 

 chitin colored more deeply than other segments, but not as long or 

 as dark as in marginipennis; fourth short, ring-like; last segment 

 shorter and not so broad, subelliptical. 



Pronotum paler than head except at margins, broader than Jong, 

 nearly as broad as head, slightly emarginate at anterior (less so than 

 in marginipennis where deeply and roundedly emarginate-concave) 

 and posterior, lateral margins rounded and narrowed to posterior, 

 pronotum shorter than wing stub (longer in marginipennis where not 

 so broad, however) , with long hairs on margins. 



Body same color as pronotum, ventral surface and legs paler, body 

 with long hairs, tibiae and tarsi darker. 



Wing pale, marginal veins yellowish-brown, radial sector usually 

 with over 5 (to 8) branches to costa; median nearer to radial sector 

 than to cubitus, branches or not to tip of wing, cubitus with 19 

 branches or sub-branches. 



Legs with femora white with tinge of yellow, tibiae and tarsi 

 yellow-brown. 



Abdomen with long light yellow hairs. 



Measurements.— 



K. tabogae K. margini- 



Snyder. pennis. 



Latreille.3 

 Mm. Mm. 



Length of entire winged adult 12.5-13.0 11.0-12.0 



Length of entire dealated adult 6. - 7. 5 6. - 7. 5 



Length of head (to tip of labrum) 1. 65- 1. 75 1. 60- 1. 75 



Length of pronotum 0.90-0.95 1. - L 05 



Length of hind tibia 1. 1 - 1. 2 1. 05- 1. 2 



Length of anterior wing 9. - 9. 75 9. - 9. 5 



Diameter of eye (long diameter) 0. 41- 0. 47 0. 30- 0. 35 



Width of head (at eyes) 1. 40- 1. 45 1. 40- 1. 45 



Width of pronotum 1. 60- 1. 65 1. 45- 1. 50 



Width of anterior wing 2. 9 2. 95- 3. 



Larger than K. marginipennis, with larger eyes, shorter but 

 broader pronotum; lighter colored and larger than K. immigrans 

 Snyder, body hairs slightly longer. 



Soldier unknown. 



Type locality. — Taboga Island, Republic of Panama. 



Described from several wmged adults collected by J. Zetek on 

 March 30, 1922; the species was collected at Taboga Island by 

 August Busck of the National Museum as early as June 9, 1911. 



Type, winged adult.—Csit. No. 25691, U.S.N.M. 



' Specimens from Texas. 



