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Hagen's Calotermcs (Calotermes improhus, Hagen). 



The winged form is of a general chestnut-brown colour, with the head 

 somewhat darker, and was described by Hagen from a specimen without 

 wings collected in Tasmania, slightly over ^ an inch in length. The 

 identity of this species will always be doubtful. 



Walker's Calotermes (Calotermes convexus, Walker). 



This species was described from a specimen taken in Tasmania. Hagen, 

 in examining the type, says, in his monograph, where he redescribes it, 

 " that the somewhat larger Termes ohscurus from Swan River, West Aus- 

 tralia, is not otherwise different from this one. Between the claws is 

 seen a plantula. This species resembles Calotermes iiitprobus, and, 

 whether it should remain separate is a matter for further consideration, 

 though it is much smaller. The workers and soldiers, described by 

 Walker as belonging to Termes australis are probably those of Calotermes 

 improhus. He gives the length of the body as li lines, head longer than . 

 broad, ocelli close to the eyes, antennae shorter than head, probably 

 13-jointed. Soldier 3 lines in length, with reddish-yellow oval head, 

 flattened, and ferruginous in front; jaws dark, almost straight, with two 

 broad teeth. I have not been able to identify this termite in my col- 

 lections. 



Long-headed Calotermes (Caloterines irregularis, Froggatt). 



The winged form § of an inch to the tip of the pale ochreous wings,., 

 and about ^ of an inch to the tip of the body. The head is rusty red, the 

 thorax and abdomen dark dull yellow, with the under surface lighter, 

 coloured. 



The soldier has a reddish head, with black jaws, longer than broad, and 

 pale dull yellow thorax, and is about \ an inch in length, with head and 

 jaws taking up nearly half of it; antennae 19-jointed, with the jaws stout 

 and thick, with several small teeth along the left-hand jaw, and two long 

 angular ones on the right side. This species was obtained by Turner in 

 small colonies in the Mackay district, Queensland. 



The Long-winged Calotermes {Calotermes insularis, White). 

 This species was described by White from winged forms taken in New 

 Zealand, but Bauer records it from New Holland. I received a drifedu 

 pinned specimen from the National Museum taken near Melbourne, 

 Victoria, which has the typical long wings of this species, and agrees in. 

 other details. The body measures under J an inch in length, and nearly 

 an inch to the tip of the wings. The head is longer than broad, with,, 

 large eyes and ocelli. Antennae broken. The prothorax very large, 

 broader than long. Wings four limes the length of the breadth and rather 

 sharp at the extremities. 



