396 ME. G. U. HAVILAND ON TERMITES. 



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

 AnteDBse o£ 13 segments, the 2iid the shortest. Labrum broad, 

 subquadrate, with white tip, reaching to the apex of the mandibles. 

 Mandibles 5 mm. long, with broad base and narrow inflexed 

 piercing-tips; tbe broad base in both mandibles ends in a lanceo- 

 late, forward-pointed tooth, separated from the inflexed tip by a 

 deep interspace ; in the left mandible there is a small second 

 tootb at the base of the large tooth ; in the right mandible the 

 inflexed tip is thicker than in the left. Gula rather narrow at 

 the base, but broadening in the apical two thirds. Pronotum "6 

 mm. broad, with convex anterior border, sharply rounded lateral 

 borders, and semicircular posterior border. Mesonotum and 

 metanotum not quite as broad as the pronotum. Posterior 

 femora reach to the 8th abdominal segment. Abdomen narrowly 

 oblong. Abdominal papillae absent. 



"Worker 3*5 mm. long. Head ochroleucous. Antennae of 

 13 segments, tbe 2nd and 3rd subequal. Thorax narrowed. 

 Hind legs not nearly reaching to the apex of the abdomen. 

 Abdomen oblong. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Kah. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 295. 



No. 392 seems to be identical with this in every respect, except 

 that both workers and soldiers are one-fifth smaller in all their 

 measurements. 



Teemes injequalis, n. sp. 



Nymph with antennae of 16 segments, the 2nd segment long, 

 the 3rd short. Epistoma convex, slightly prominent. 



Soldier 4 mm. long. Head 1*4 mm. long, 1"2 mm. broad, 

 subcordate, flat, latericious in colour. There is 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 2nd. Labrum broad, subquadrate, with white tip, 

 reaching nearly to the apex of the mandibles. Mandibles 

 •6 mm. long, with broad base and narrow, piercing, inflexed tips; 

 in the left mandible the broad base ends in a large, broadly 

 lanceolate, forward-pointed tooth, which is separated from the 

 inflexed tip by a deep space ; in the right mandible the broad 

 base ends abruptly, but is not separated from the inflexed tip by 

 any interspace. Grula narrow, narrowest at the end of the basal 

 third, then broadening. Pronotum '7 mm. broad, with convex 

 anterior margin, sharply rounded lateral margins, and uniformly 



