TERMITES. 3 



"Terror," Insects, pi. 7, fig. 11 (1874). Calotermes 

 insularis, Hagen, Cat. Termitina in Brit. Mus., p. 6 

 (1858) ; Froggart, Pro. Linn. Soc. of N.S.W., 2nd series, 

 vol. xxi., p. 524, pi. xxxv., fig 4 (1897). 



"General colour bright ferruginous; wings hyaline, nervures light 

 brownish-yellow. Length to tip of wing, 23 mm. ; to end of the body, o mm. ; 

 expanse of wings, 38-43 mm. The wings are much longer than in the last 

 species. 



" Localities. — New Zealand (British Museum) and Victoria. 



" The type specimens were collected in New Zealand by Dr. Sinclair, but 

 it does not appear to have been taken again by Captain Broun. Mr. Froggart 

 has determined one specimen from the Melbourne Museum with it on 

 account of the very long wings. Walker, in his description of the types, 

 says that the wings are nearly twice the length of the body ; and he gives 

 the dimensions as length of the body 3J lines (8 mm.), expanse of the wings 

 19 lines (41 mm.)." 



Genus STOLOTEBMES, Hagen (1858). 



" Head large, circular ; eyes oval, small, with coarse facets ; ocelli present; 

 antennae 12- to 14-jointed. Prothorax heart-shaped. Tarsi without plantula ; 

 the first joint as long as those following. Neuration of the wings as in 

 ( 'alotermes. 



" Distribution. — Tasmania and New Zealand " (Hutton). 



STOLOTERMES RUFICEPS. 



Stolotermes ruficeps, Brauer, Beise der " Novara," 

 Neuroptera, p. 46 (1868) ; Froggart, Pro. Linn. Soc. of 

 N.S.W., 2nd series, vol. xxi., p. 538, pi. 36, figs. 2, la, 



(Plate I., fig. 1, fig. 2 soldier, fig. 3 larva, all magnified.) 



This species has occurred at Auckland and at Wel- 

 lington. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1 inch, and the length of the body 

 about | inch. The general colour of the body is dark reddish-brown. The 

 wings are clouded with blackish-brown with beautiful green reflections. 



The full-grown larva is about -fV hich in length. The general colour is 

 dull yellowish-white, with the mandibles and eyes dark brown. The head 

 is rather large and round ; the wing-pads are large, the intestinal canal is 

 indicated by a brownish shading in the middle of the body. The soldier is 

 barely g inch in length. The head is large, oval, bright yellow, becoming 

 bright brown towards the mouth ; the jaws very large bright brown with the 

 tips black. The rest of the body resembles that of the larva, except that 

 there are no wing-pads. 



This species inhabits partially decayed logs, excavating 

 extensive burrows within. In habits it seems to closely 

 resemble the European Calotermes Jiavicollis. The males 

 and females appear in the winged state from January 

 until May. They are seldom seen flying about, but 



