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middle of the wing ; the submedian has 10 or 11 branches^ 

 Hind legs barely reaching the end of the abdomen. Abdominal 

 papillae present, small. 



Female with the ventral plate of the 7th segment almost semi- 

 lunar, larger than in T. hrevialatus. 



The soldiers and workers I am unable to distinguish from 

 those of T. hrevialatus, the description of which applies to these 

 also. 



This species is destructive to the posts of houses where they 

 enter the ground ; the posts are destroyed to a distance of a foot 

 or two above the level of the ground. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 299. 



Section with Termes sequalis/br Type. 



Nymphs with antennge of 16 to 17 segments. 



Soldier 3 to 4 mm. long. Head broad, subquadrate, flat. A 

 minute foramen above the epistoma, from which a shallow groove 

 runs to the apex of the labrum. Antennae of 13 segments, the 3rd 

 longer than the 2ad. Labrum broad, subquadrate, tip white^ 

 reaching to the end of the mandibles. Mandibles with very 

 broad base, and narrow piercing inflexed tip ; the broad base 

 generally ends in a forward-pointing lanceolate tooth, separated 

 from the inflexed tip by a deep interspace. Pronotum half 

 as broad as the head, flat, with convex anterior margin and 

 semicircular posterior margin. Mesonotum and metanotum 

 nearly equal in breadth to the pronotum. Hind legs reaching 

 much beyond the apex of the abdomen. Abdominal papillae 

 absent. 



Worker from 3 to 4 mm. long. Head ochroleucous. Antennae 

 of 13 segments. Thorax narrowed. Hind legs not nearly 

 reaching the apex of the abdomen. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Termes ^qualis, n. sp. (PL 24. figs. 27-29.) 

 Neoteinic queens 11 mm, long. Epistoma rather prominent, 

 but in a plane with the front surface of the head, and not convex. 

 Pale spots representing ocelli on a level with the lower margin 

 of the eyes. Antennae of 16 or 17 segments, the 2nd and 3rd 

 subequal. Pronotum reniform. 



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

 quadrate, flat, ochraceous ; a minute foramen above the epistoma, 



