528 TERMITIDES. 



38. TERMES GUATIMAL.E. 



Ferrugineus, subtus testaceus ; prothorax rufescens ; pedes tes- 

 tacei. 



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

 neath : head elliptical, flat above : ocelli two, one on each side, 

 close to the eye : mandibles small : antenna 20-jointed ? fully as 

 long as the head : prothorax reddish, nearly twice broader than 

 long, very concave in front, slightly convex on each side, straight 

 behind : abdomen a little longer than the thorax : legs testaceous ; 

 fourth joint of the tarsi nearly twice the length of all the other 

 joints : wings removed. Length of the body 3 lines. 



a. Guatimala. From M. Deby's collection. 



39. TERMES MEXICANUS. 

 Fulvus ; subtus, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; alee hyalines. 



Tawny, slender, linear, shining, thinly pubescent, testaceous 

 beneath : head short-elliptical, with a slight longitudinal furrow, de- 

 pressed between the eyes, as broad as the thorax : clypeus convex 

 along the hind border: ocelli two, one on each side, near the eye : 

 palpi short, testaceous : antennae testaceous, 18-join ted, much shorter 

 than the head ; first, second, and third joints of moderate length ; 

 the rest very short: prothorax subquadrate, much broader than long, 

 with a slight longitudinal furrow in front ; sides nearly straight : 

 abdomen longer than the thorax: legs testaceous, short and stout: 

 fourth joint of the tarsi longer than all the preceding joints: wings 

 hyaline, nearly twice the length of the body ; veins along the fore 

 border testaceous, with a few ramifications towards the tips; the 

 other veins very indistinct. Length of the body 4% lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 

 a. Mexico. Presented by E. P. Coffin, Esq. 



40 TERMES PUSILLUS. 

 Piceus ; caput antice testaceum ; tarsi testacei ; alee subhyalince. 



Piceous, sublinear, pubescent, shining : head elliptical, de- 

 pressed above, testaceous in front, as broad as the thorax: eyes 



