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dQ- Clypeus particoloured somewhat yellowish 

 posteriorly in the middle. Meso. and meta. 

 broadly incised, meta. more narrowly and 

 deeply than meso. 



Soldier: Clypeus short, broadly grooved. 

 Mandibles with long necks; teeth retrose, 

 that of left more acute ; blades with in- 

 bent apical points. 



H. IWertatis sp. n. 

 FF. Head as wide as long; anterior comers of 

 pro. somewhat acutely rounded. 

 Clypeus wholly castaneous ; eyes very large. 

 Meso. and meta. with straight and sharply 

 tapering sides, both narrowly and acutely in- 

 cised ; notch of raeso. larger than that of 

 meta., (3:2). H.W. 0.95 to 1.00. 

 Soldier: Clypeus short, grooved. 

 Mandibles with long necks, teeth acute and 

 retrose. 



H hastatus (female) 

 CC. Forowings between 9 and 9.5 X 2.3 and 3 mm. 

 D. Pronotum \^ith cnrvate sides. 



E. Head not longer than wide. Pro. as long as 

 half its width. Font, fusiform. Meso. and 

 meta. acutely and narrowly incised, as with 

 females. H.W. 0.79. Wings X 2.5. 



H. hastatus (male) 

 EE. Head longer than wide. Pro. longer than 

 half its width. 



/. Pro. slightly longer than half its width. 

 Font, minute circular . Meso. and meta. 

 as with H. hastatus, male. H.W. 0.57. 

 Wings X 2.3. 

 Soldier : Unknown. 

 [According to Silvestri] 



H. paucinervius Silv. 

 //. Pro. plainly longer than wide. Font, 

 turbinate. Meso. and meta. with broadly 

 curvate sides, posterior margins narrowly 

 incurvate, Meta. more deeply than meso. 

 Wings X 3; venation somewhat as with 

 paucinervius. 



Soldier: Clypeus short, bilobed, broadly 

 cleft. 



Mandibles with short necks; teeth introse, 

 tips slightly upbent, that of left obliquely 

 truncate. 



H. limpopoensis sp. n. 

 DD. Pronotum sub-trapezoidal; sides straight or 

 very faintly incurved; a little longer than half 

 the width. ^ 

 E. Head not longer than wide. 



/. Font, oval, rather large. Meso. and meta. 

 'oroadlv incurved, meta. less incurvate than 

 meso. 'h.W. 0.92. 

 Soldier: Unknown. 

 [According to Silvestri] 



H. seminotus Silv. 



