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rounded posterior margins. Metanotum as broad as the pronotum, 

 raesonotum slightly narrower. Hind femora reaching nearly to 

 the apex of the abdomen. Abdomen oblong. Abdominal papillae 

 absent. 



Worker 4 mm. long. Head ochroleucous. Antennae of 13 

 segments, the 2nd long. Thorax narrow. Hind legs not reaching 

 to the end of the abdomen. Abdomen elliptic oblong. Abdo- 

 .minal papillae absent. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 365. 



Section with Termes planus /br Ti/j)e. 



Male 3g mm. long, flat. Head subtriangular. Antennae of 15 

 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd. Epistoma not prominent. 

 Pronotum half as broad as the head, with a median anterior 

 .spinous process. Anterior wing-stumps larger than the posterior, 

 but not overlapping them. Wings short, hairy, the median 

 nerve invisible. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Soldier 4 mm. long, flat. Head cordate. Poramen absent. 

 Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd. Labrum 

 lanceolate, reaching beyond the middle of the mandibles. Man- 

 dibles curved, with pointed tip and toothless cutting-margin. 

 Pronotum small, with median anterior spinous process. Abdo- 

 minal papillae absent. 



Termes planus, n. sp. (PI. 24. figs. 30-33.) 



Male 3 mm. long, much flattened, castaneous above, fulvous 

 below. Head "8 mm. broad, subtriangular, hairy. Fenestra 

 ■obscure, situated near the broad vertex. Ocelli one diameter 

 <listant from the small eyes. Antennae of !15 segments, the 2nd 

 longer than the 3rd, the others increasing slightly in size towards 

 ihe apex. Epistoma not prominent. Pronotum small, half as 

 broad as the head, the anterior border with a median forward- 

 pointing spine, the posterior border uniformly convex. Posterior 

 borders of mesonotum and metanotum straight, scarcely lobed. 

 Anterior wing-stumps larger than the posterior, but not over- 

 lapping them. Wing 4'5 mm. long, 1-5 mm. broad, hairy, 

 uliginous, the costal and subcostal nerves well developed; the 

 median nerve is invisible, the submedian is faint, but has 6 or 7 

 offsets. The hind legs reach the 7th segment of the abdomen. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



