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anterior portion ; mesonotum narrower than the pronotum. The 

 hind legs not reaching to the end of the abdumen. Abdomen 

 elongate ovoid, coloured at the sides bj the contents of the large 

 salivary vesicles. Abdominal papillae present. 



Worker 5 mm. long. Head ochraceous. Antennae of 14 seg- 

 ments, the 2nd long, the 3rd, 4th, and 5ch very short, the rest 

 enlarging towards the apex. Thorax narrow. Abdomen oblong,, 

 hind legs not reaching to its apex. 



Fungus-growers of small size. The fungus-beds are built in 

 lenticular cavities, generally in the mounds of one of the larger 

 species. King and queen are not enclosed in a special royal cell. 



Sah. South Africa (Natal, Mozambique). 



Termes pallidus, n. sp. 



Nymph with antennae of 17 segments. 



Queen with chitiii isabelline, the head darker. Head ovate;, 

 ocelli large, separated from the eyes by nearly a diameter. 

 Fenestra indistinct. Antennae with the 2nd segment as long as 

 the 3rd and 4th together. Epistoma prominent. Pronotum 

 with nearly straight anterior margin, with rapidly convergiug 

 postero-lateral margins and short posterior margin. Abdomen 

 20 mm. long; the lateral cuticle minutely spotted, each spot 

 furnished with a hair. 



Soldier 4"5 mm. long. Head 1 mm. long, 1*1 mm. broad, sub- 

 globose, ochraceous, somewhat hairy. Antennae of 15 segments, 

 the 2nd long, the 3rd and 4th short, the rest increasing in size 

 towards the apex. Labrum ovate, with a few bristles at the tip 

 reaching beyond the middle of the mandibles. Mandibles 1"6 

 mm. long, slender, castaneous towards the apes, with sharply in- 

 curved piercing-tip and toothless cutting-margin. Gula as broad 

 as long, not sunk between the margins of the head, and attached 

 for less than lialf its length. Pronotum with semilunar posterior 

 portion, narrow, raised, convex anterior portion. Mesonotum 

 narrower than the pronotum. Hind legs exceeding the apex of 

 the abdomen. Abdomen ovoid. Abdominal papillae present. 



Worker 4-5 mm. long. Head luteous. Antennae of 35 seg- 

 ments, the 2nd long. Abdomen ovoid. Abdominal papillae 

 present. 



Fungus-growers. The fungus-beds are of small size, generally 

 in the mounds of nests of larger species. The king and queen 

 are not enclosed in a special royal cell. 



Sah. Malay Peninsula (Singapore, Malacca). Type, IN o. 493. 



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