ME. G. D. HAVILAND ON TERMITES. 



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"Worker 5*5 mm. long. Head to 2 mm. broad. Antennae of 

 18 segments. Epistoma convex. Dorsum of abdomen arched. 

 Abdominal papillae well developed. 



Sah. Malay Peninsula (Singapore) ; Borneo (Sarawak, Baram). 



T. gilvus, a representative Javan species, seems distinct. 



Termes natalensis, n. sp. (PI. 23. figs. 7-10.) 

 Male 19 mm. long. Above castaneous ; the mandibles, epistoma, 

 a moth-shaped mark on the pronotum, the anterior portion of 

 the mesouotum and metanotum testaceous ; below testaceous. 



A. Fungus-bed from a nest of Termes malayanus, showing fungus-globules, 

 nat. size. B. Small portion of the same, magnified. 



Ocelli large, separated from the eye by nearly a diameter. 

 Fenestra smaller than ocellus, rather obscure. Antennae of 19 

 segments, the 3rd twice as long as the 2nd. Epistoma prominent. 

 Pronotum subsemilunar, with concave anterior border and 

 rounded antero-lateral corners. Anterior wing-stumps but little 

 larger than the posterior. Hind legs exceeding the abdomen. 

 "Wing 35 mm. long, 4 mm. broad; the costal and subcostal fulvoua; 

 the latter generally gives off a posterior branch towards the apex ; 

 the median branches 2 or 3 times, the first branch is at or about 



