390 MR. G. D. HAVILAND O^ TERMITES. 



Section loith Termes Grestroiybr Type. 



(This section forms the subgenus Goptotermes of Wasmann. It 



is undoubtedly a good genus.) 



Male about 7 mm. long, with head convex in profile. Ocelli 

 approximated to the eyes. Fenestra small. Antennae of 19 

 segments, the 2nd large, the 3rd small. Epistoma not prominent. 

 Pronotum large and slightly arched, with concave anterior 

 margin. The anterior wing-stumps much larger than the posterior. 

 Wings very hairy, the median nerve running nearer to the sub- 

 median than the subcostal ; the median, the subcostal, and their 

 branches faint. Hind legs not reaching to the apex of the 

 abdomen. Abdominal papillae present. 



Soldier about 4 mm. long. Antennae of 13 to 16 segments, the 

 2nd segment longer than the 3rd or subequal to it, the others in- 

 creasing somewhat in size towards the apex. Above the epistoma 

 there is a prominence which terminates abruptly in a large 

 foramen, through which in life a copious viscid white secretion 

 can be discharged. Labrum ovate, with a minute white tip 

 scarcely reaching to the middle of the mandibles. Mandibles 

 with incurved piercing-tip and toothless cutting-margin. Grula 

 firmly united to the head, narrow at the base, broader towards 

 the apex. Pronotum large, flat, slightly lobed, both anteriorly 

 and posteriorly. Abdominal papillao present. 



Termes G-estroi, Wasmann. 



Nymph with head convex in profile. Antennae of 19 segments, 

 the 2nd long, the 3rd short. Pronotum subreuiform, but with 

 antero-lateral corners prominent and rather sharply curved. 



Soldier 5 mm. long. Head 1*4 mm. long, 1*3 mm. broad, sub- 

 orbicular, ochroleucous, furnished with long hairs. A broad 

 prominence above the epistoma ends in a large foramen. An- 

 tennae o£ 14 to 16 segments, the 2nd larger than the 3rd, the 

 others larger towards the apex, subglobose. Labrum lanceolate, 

 tip white, with a few small hairs, reaching nearly to the middle of 

 the mandibles. Mandibles '8 mm. long, castaneous, with incurved 

 piercing-tips and toothless cutting-margin. Gula firmly united to 

 the head, narrow below, rapidly widening towards the apex, the 

 free portion narrower. Pronotum large, 1 mm. broad, the 

 anterior and posterior margins bilobed ; mesonotum nearly as 

 broad ; metanotum broader. Hind legs exceeding the abdomen. 

 .Abdomen oblong, wbite. Abdominal papillje rather large. 



