ART. 16 



JSTEW TERMITES FROM INDIA SNYDER. 



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long diameter of an ocellus. Fontanelle not visible, or a small point 

 at the convergence of two lines from the ocelli to the apex of the 

 head, that is, the outlines of the epicranial suture. Postclypeus 

 lighter colored than head, large, raised, divided medially, twice as 

 wide as long, wider than in lieimi Wasmann. Antennae with 14 

 segments, third segment shorter than second or fourth. Pronotum 

 of about same color as head, anterior margin straight, posterior mar- 

 gin nearly straight, with long bristles. Mesonotum and metano- 

 tum usually plainly emar- 

 ginate, but variable. Wings 

 dark, tissue punctate and with 

 fairly dense hairs. In fore 

 wing the median vein leaves 

 the stub free and runs nearer 

 to the cubitus than to the sub- 

 costa and is single or branched 

 near apex of wing. Cubitus 

 with nine branches to lower 

 margin, of which the first five 

 are thickened, but variable. 

 Tibiae brownish. Abdomen 

 lighter colored than head, ter- 

 gites with dense hairs and a 

 row of long bristles at base of 

 each tergite. 



Measuretnents. — Length of 

 entire winged adult, 7.75-8.5 

 mm; length of dealated adult. 

 5-6 mm; length of head (to 

 tip of labrum), 1.05-1.1 mm; 

 length of pronotum, 0.4 mm; 

 length of fore wing, 6.8 mm; 

 length of hind tibia, 0.8 mm; 

 long diameter of eye, 0.2 mm ; 

 width of head (at eyes), 0.8- 

 0.85 mm ; width of pronotum, 0.65-0.7 mm ; width of fore wing, 1.7 mm. 



Type locality. — Chakata Range, Haldwani, United Provinces, India. 



Cotypes. — Winged adults, tube 21, British Museum; in Forest Re- 

 search Institute, Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India, and U. S. 

 N. M. No. 44106. 



ReinarJfi. — Head darker colored, ocelli larger, oval, and closer to 

 eyes than in heimi^ where they are round and more distant from 

 eyes. Smaller than annandalei Silvestri. This may be the winged 

 form of a termite described from the soldier caste alone. 



Figure 7. — llicrocerotermes ieesoni, new spe- 

 cies : «•, Dorsal view of head, pronotum, 

 mesonotum, and metanotum ; &, lateral view 

 or head. Winged adult. X 40 



