282 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



backwardly directed branches. Mediana, even before the middle, 

 divided into about eight branches. Cubitus with from twelve to 

 sixteen branches, of which about the seven innermost are thicker 

 than the others. 



Length, with wings, 26 to 27 mm. 



Length, without wmgs, 10 to 12 mm. 



Length of fore wing, 22, 23, or 24 mm. 



Length of head, 24 mm. 



Width of head, 2*22 mm. 



Length of pronotum, 1 "04 mm. 



Width of pronotum, 2*07 mm. 

 Locality, Peradeniya. 



Remarks. — It is curious that in the literature dealing with 

 Termites a complete description ot Odontotermes ohscuriceps , Wasm., 

 appears to be wanting, in spite of the fact that this is one of the 

 commonest of Ceylon species. 



EUTBRMES LACUSTRIS,* Bugn. 



Soldier : — Head dark brown ; antennse, thoracic plates, and 

 abdominal tergites paler brown ; legs and abdominal sternites 

 straw yellow. 



Head with only a few scattered setse. Abdominal tergites 

 minutely hairy, with a feebly developed row of setae behind. 

 Sternites with longer hair and setae. 



Head (without the process) seen from above circular ; profile 

 of forehead almost completely straight, or almost imperceptibly 

 concave. Process conical, of medium length. Antennae 13-jointed ; 

 second as long as third ; fourth smallest. 



Pronotum short-, with short strongly elevated anterior lobes ; 

 entire. Mesonotum somewhat narrower than the raetanotum, the 

 latter shghtly excavated behind. Fourth joint of tarsus produced 

 in the form of a spine. 



Length of body, 3 to 3 • 5 mm. 

 Length of head, 1 • 63 mm. 

 Width of head, 1 • 05 mm. 



Worker : — Head brown, body tergites slightly bro\^7i ; sutures of 

 head, anterior edge of the " transverse band," clypeus, sides of head 

 and the remaining parts of the body whitish straw-coloured. Head 

 with only scanty short hair. Abdominal tergites with fuie short 

 hair and a feebly developed row of setae behind. Head approxi- 

 mately quadrate, with strongly rounded angles, longer than broad. 

 Sutures of head very distinct, moderately wide. Clypeus with a 



* This was originally described by Dr. Holmgren as a new species, 

 Eutermes greeni; but, since the submittal of his manuscript, a description of 

 the same species has been published by Dr. Bugnion, vmder tlie name of 

 Eutermes lacuatria. Dr. Bugnion's name, therefore, takes precedence. The 

 correction has been authorized by Dr. Holmgren. — ^E. E, G. 



