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thirty or more segments ; prothorax saddle-shaped, outer margins turned 

 up, with the scapular shield as long as meso and meta thorax combined; 

 the fore wings different from the hind ones in possessing fewer parallel 

 nervures between the costal and sub-costal veins, the upper portion or 

 fore margins of both pair crossed with stout nervures, and the whole of 

 the wings finely reticulated. 



The Thick-winged Termite (Mastofernics (/arunniensis, Froggatt). 

 This is a rather common species of white ant in North Queensland, 

 Port Darwin, and Kimberley, N. AVest Australia, where in the summer 

 time they are often found flying round the lamps at night, but nothing 

 is known about their liabits, nests, or the workers or soldiers. It is our 

 largest known species, measuring IJ inches in length to the tip of the 

 folded wings, with the body about f of an inch in length. Its general 

 colour is chestnut brown, with the head of a more rusty red tint, and the 



Winged Male White Ant 



(Mastotermes darwiniensis). 



North Queensland. 



antennae dull yellow. The wings are semi- 

 opaque, with a light ferruginous tint, and 

 the numerous branching parallel nervures 

 pale reddish brown. It will be very inter- 

 esting to find out the nest of this species 

 which can only be done by a resident 

 where the winged forms are found. 



