386 MR. G. D. HATILAND ON TEEMITES, 



Termes lateeicius, n. sp. 



Male 16 mm. long, hairy, dark castaneous ; mandibles, epi- 

 stoma, a motli-shaped mark on tlie pronotum, the anterior 

 portions of the mesonotum and metanotum testaceous ; the 

 legs and middle portions of the ventral plates umbrinous. Ocelli 

 large, distant more tbau a diameter from the eyes. Antennae of 

 19 segments, the 2Qd longer than the 3rd. Epistoma but little 

 promiuent. Pronotum 2'7 mm. broad, semilunar, with concave 

 anterior margin, rounded antero-lateral corners, and posterior 

 margins sligbtly concave in the middle. The hind legs reach to 

 the 7tli segment of the abdomen. The anterior and posterior 

 wing-stumps are subequal. Wings 26 mm. long, 8 mm. broad, 

 umbrinous ; a broad stain runs behind the subcostal, which gives 

 two offsets near the apex of the wing, the first of which is 

 branched ; the median runs midway between the submedian 

 and subcostal, and branches first in the basal quarter of tbe wing ; 

 the submedian gives 9 ofi"sets, few of which are branched, it 

 barely reaches tbe apical third of the wing. The abdominal 

 papillae are short and widely separated. 



Female with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 1*3 mm. long, 3*3 mm. broad, oblong. Abdomen enlarging to a 

 length of 70 mm., the lateral cuticle pigment-spotted. 



Soldier 5 mm. long. Head l"-i mm. long, 1*2 mm. broad, 

 ovate, latericious in colour. Antennae of 16 or 17 segments, the 

 2nd longer than the 3rd. Labrum lanceolate, tip with a few 

 bristles, scarcely reaching the middle of the mandibles. Man- 

 dibles 9 mm. long, black at the tips, upcurved, tips incurved, 

 cutting- margin with a tooth beyond the middle, very distinct on 

 the left, obscure on the right. Gula '9 mm. broad, narrower 

 towards the apex. Pronotum I'l mm. broad, semilunar, with a 

 raised convex portion on the anterior border. Mesonotum and 

 metanotum narrower than the pronotum. Hind legs slightly 

 exceeding the abdomen. Abdomen ovoid, coloured by the late- 

 ricious contents of the salivary vesicles. Abdominal papillae 

 present. 



Worker 5 mm. long. Head 1"5 mm. broad, latericious in 

 colour. Antennae of 17 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd. 

 Epistoma convex. Abdomen ovoid, the dorsum slightly arched. 



Eungus-growers. Nest without mound, but with one or two 

 large passages opening on the surface of the ground. 



Hal. Natal. Type, No. 79. 



