392 ME. G. D. HAVILAND ON TERMITES. 



corners rather prominent and sharply rounded. Mesonotuin 

 nrnch narrower than the pronotum. Hind lej^s exceeding the 

 abdomen. Abdomen oblong. Abdominal papillae present, small. 



Worker 4 mm. long. Head pale, often becoming darker iu 

 spirit-specimens. Antennae of about 13 segments ; near the base 

 they are indistinct, towards the apex subspherical. Legs not 

 nearly reaching the end of the oblong abdomen. 



This species is one of the most destructive to houses in Singa- 

 pore and Sarawak. 



Hah. Malay Peninsula, Borneo. Type, No. 573. 



Section with Termes nasutusybr Type. 



(This section forms the subgenus Hhinotermes of Hagen. It is 

 undoubtedly a good genus.) 



Male broad in proportion to its length. Antennae of 20 seg- 

 ments, the 3rd longer than the 2ud. Ocelli separated from the 

 eyes by a diameter or more. Above the level of the ocelli is a 

 minute foramen, from which a shallow groove runs down the 

 epistoma. Epistoma prominent, above uniform with the front 

 surface of the head, below projecting beyond the base of the 

 labrum. Pronotum large, transversely oblong. Anterior wing- 

 stumps much larger than the posterior, the bases of which they 

 overlap. Wings short and broad. The median and submedian 

 broad, but faint ; there is an obscure reticulation between their 

 branches. The median is midway between the subcostal and 

 submedian, and branches several times. The hind legs exceed 

 the abdomen. Abdominal papillae present, but minute. 



Soldiers of two very different sizes. The larger with broad 

 subquadrate head. Antennae of 16 or 17 segments, the 3rd longer 

 than the 2nd. There is a minute foramen above the epistoma, 

 from which a shallow groove runs to the apex of the labrum. 

 Labrum ovate, reaching nearly to the apex of the mandibles. 

 Mandibles large, with piercing incurved tips and large forward- 

 directed teeth on the cutting-margins, two on the left and one on 

 the right side. Pronotum, mesonotum, and metanotum sub- 

 equai in breadth, flat and projecting slightly beyond the under- 

 parts. Hind legs exceeding the abdomen. Abdominal papillae 

 present, but minute. The smaller soldiers are much more 

 slender than the large ones. 



Hagen describes two American species belonging to this section^ 



