522 TERMITIDES. 



each side, close to the eye : mandibles mostly black : antennae 

 hardly so long as the head : prothorax twice broader than long, 

 slightly concave in front, slightly sinuated on the hind border, con- 

 vex on each side : abdomen nearly linear, fully as long and as broad 

 as the thorax : legs pale tawny ; fourth joint of the tarsi longer 

 than all the other joints: wings whitish, transparent, nearly twice 

 the length of the body ; veins along the fore border tawny ; trans- 

 verse subcostal veins distinct; the other veins colourless but dis- 

 tinct; space between the subcostal vein and the discal vein slightly 

 reticulated ; the usual number of secondary veins, those at the base 

 testaceous. Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 19 lines. 



a, b. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



29. Termes Taprobanes. 



Ferrugineus, subtus fulvus ; caput antice fulvum, thorace vix 

 latins ; pedes fulvi; alee subcinerea, ad costam cervince. 



Ferruginous, sublinear, shining, very pubescent, tawny be- 

 neath : head subelliptical, flat between the eyes, tawny in front, 

 hardly broader than the thorax : ocelli rather large, one on each 

 side, near the eye: mandibles with black tips : antennae ferruginous, 

 tawny at the base, a little longer than the head, with not more than 

 twenty joints : prothorax twice broader than long, convex on each 

 side and behind, slightly concave in front : abdomen sublinear, 

 hardly broader or longer than the thorax: legs tawny ; fourth joint 

 of the tarsi twice longer than all the other joints : wings grayish, 

 much more than twice the length of the body ; veins and fore border 

 fawn-colour ; transverse subcostal veins most distinct towards the 

 tips of the wings; discal longitudinal vein with very distinct trans- 

 verse secondary veins. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



a — c. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



d. East Indies. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



Female, Queen. — Head wanting : thorax piceous, pubescent, 

 shining, partly ferruginous: prothorax small, full twice broader 

 than long, narrower behind; fore border almost straight ; sides and 

 bind border convex : abdomen dull ferruginous, tuberculated, 



