524 teemitides. 



32. Termes indecisus. 



Fidvus, subtus, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; alee limpidce. 



Tawny, sublinear, pubescent, shining, testaceous beneath : 

 head elliptical, depressed above, with a slight longitudinal furrow 

 in front, testaceous towards the mouth, as broad as the thorax : 

 ocelli two, one on each side, close to the eye: mandibles with black 

 tips: antennae pale testaceous, not longer than tbe head : prothorax 

 nearly twice broader than long, slightly concave in front, convex be- 

 hind and on each side: abdomen broader but hardly longer than 

 the thorax, slightly increasing in breadth towards the tip: legs pale 

 testaceous ; fourth joint of the tarsi as long as all the preceding 

 joints : wings limpid, full twice the length of the body ; costal and 

 subcostal veins testaceous; all the other veins colourless and very 

 indistinct. Length of tbe body 2 lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Columbia. From Dr. Cuming's collection. 



33. Termes brevis. 



Fulvus, linearis, subtus pedibusque testaceis ; abdomen supra pi- 

 ceum ; ala albo-limpidce. 



Tawny, shining, linear, testaceous beneath: head nearly ellip- 

 tical, very much longer than broad, slightly depressed on the disk, 

 as broad as the thorax : ocelli two, one on each side, close to the 

 eye: antennae tawny, not longer than the head; joints of equal 

 length : prothorax twice broader than long, very slightly concave in 

 front, equally convex behind, convex on each side : abdomen linear, 

 piceous above, a little longer but not broader than the tborax: legs 

 pale testaceous ; fourth joint of the tarsi a little longer than all the 

 preceding joints: wings whitish, limpid, full twice longer than the 

 body ; costal and subcostal veins tawny ; subcostal vein very near 

 the costal, with eight oblique transverse veins between them ; all 

 the other veins colourless and very indistinct. Length of the body 

 2 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. b. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



