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nearer to the submedian than the subcostal, it reaches the apex 

 of the wing, and may have one or two offsets; the submedian 

 is faint and reaches to within an eighth of the apex of the 

 wing, it has from 8 to 12 offsets. The hind legs do not 

 reach the apex of the abdomen. The abdominal papillae are 

 very minute. 



Pemale with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 half as long as broad, the posterior margin rather prominent near 

 middle, where it may be obscurely bilobed. 



Soldier 4 to 6 mm. long. Head aubcylindric, about 1'5 mm. 

 long, 1 mm. broad. Antennae of 13 segments, the 2nd longer 

 than the 3rd. Labrum subovate, entire, not reaching to a third 

 of the mandibles. Mandibles rather slender, more or less curved, 

 especially near the piercing-tips, the cutting-margin more or less 

 minutely serrate. Grula long, rather broader in the apical half. 

 Pronotum small, saddle-shaped. Hind legs reaching to the end 

 of the abdomen. Abdomen coloured by the intestinal contents. 

 Abdominal papillae minute. 



Worker 3"5 to 5 mm. long. Antennae of 13 segments, the 

 3rd and 4th very short. Abdomen ovoid, coloured by the intes- 

 tinal contents. 



The nests maybe built of wood-fibre on the trunks of trees, or 

 of earthy material on the surface of the ground. These termites 

 are very sluggish in their movements. The species seems to be 

 very numerous and very difficult to distinguish. 



Termes DiSTAisrs, n. sp. 



Male 5'5 mm. long. Head and pronotum black, the dorsal 

 plates of the abdomen castaneous, the posterior halves of the 

 mesonotum and metanotum and the lateral ends of the ventral 

 plates of the abdomen fuliginous, the anterior halves of the 

 mesonotum and metanotum, the legs, and the middle of the 

 ventral plates of the abdomen umbrinous. Head ovate, the 

 ocelli separated from the eyes by more than a diameter. Penestra 

 absent. Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd larger than the 3rd, 

 which is very small, the others increasing in size somewhat 

 towards the apex. Epistoma convex and prominent. Pronotum 

 with anterior margin straight, scarcely raised ; antero-lateral 

 sharply rounded, not depressed ; lateral margins nearly straight, 

 converging ; posterior margin obscurely bilobed. Posterior 

 margins of mesonotum and metanotum slightly concave. 



