3904 ALFRED ‘'E. EMERSON 
Neotermes in the media joining the radius 7/s of the length of the wing from 
the base, and also the media is not as strongly chitinized as the radius. How- 
ever, it seems to be closer to eotermes than to any other subgenus. Kad/o- 
termes, s. str. and Neotermes are so close that it is doubtful whether there are 
any distinct characters for separating the two. 
Soldier: 
Head light brownish yellow, darker in front; Y-suture visible as a light 
line; head rectangular, sides nearly parallel; clothed with scattered short bristles. 
Antennae with 1I13—15 segments; if with 15 segments, the 3d is smaller 
than the 2d and is equal to the 4th; if with 13 segments, the 3d is equal to 
the second and is smaller than the 4th. 
Eyes small, slightly pigmented. The ocelli are barely visible above 
the eyes. 
Labrum triangular. Mandibles are slender and rather long. 
Front margin of the pronotum is emarginate, the sides are straight and 
parallel; hind margin slightly emarginate. 
In three of the four specimens there are short wing buds on the meso- 
and metanota. 
The femur of the hind legs is somewhat enlarged, but not more so than 
in most species of Weotermes. 
Measurements: 
Total length: 9,.—9,5 mm. 
Length of head: 4,o2—4,20 mm. 
Width of head: I,75 mm. 
Length of antennae: I,75 mm. 
Length of pronotum: 0,93—0,97 mm. 
Width of pronotum: I,63 mm. 
Length of hind tibia: 1,13 mm. 
Length of left mandible: I,67 mm. 
Comparison with other species: 
The dentation of the mandibles seems to differ from that of K. drounz 
Frog. and K. pacificus Banks. 
Type locality: Juan Fernandez Islands, Masatierra (K. BACKSTROM). 
In old stumps of trees, lower forest region. 
Holotype: Winged Imago. 
Morphotype: Soldier. 
The description is based upon I mature winged imago, 2 white winged 
imagos, 4 soldiers and several'‘nymphs. The holotype, and morphotype have 
been deposited in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. Paratypes are 
deposited in the American Museum of Natural History. 


