406 MR. G. D. HAVILAIfD ON TEEMITES. 



Mesooaotum and metanotiim with the posterior margins shortly 

 bilobed. Anterior wing-stumps considerably larger than the 

 posterior, but not overlapping them. Hind legs not reaching to 

 the end of the abdomen. Abdominal papillas very minute. 



IFemale with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 not half as long as broad, the posterior margin convex. The 

 abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 30 mm. ; secondary 

 chitioizationis almost absent; the lateral cuticle smooth, without 

 pigment-spots, and with very short hairs. 



Soldier 4-5 mm. long. Head 9 mm. long, 1 mm. broad, sub- 

 globose, ochraceous. Antennse of 14 segments, the 2nd longer 

 than the 3rd or 4th. Labrum ovate, not reaching to the middle 

 of the mandibles. Mandibles -9 mm. long, very slender, much 

 incurved towards the piercing-tip, the cutting-margin with a 

 small transverse tooth near the middle. Gula scarcely twice as 

 long as broad, united to the head near the base only. Pronotum 

 saddle-shaped, short, the lateral angles much depressed, the 

 anterior margin raised, convex, not bilobed. The hind legs do 

 not reach the apex of the abdomen. Abdomen ovoid, large, 

 broader than the head, the dorsum arched, coloured yellow by 

 the contents of the large salivary vesicles. Abdominal papillae 

 minute. 



Worker 4*5 mm. long. Head ochroleucous. Fenestra absent. 

 Antennae of 14 segments, the 3rd and 4th small. Epistoma 

 convex, prominent. Abdomen oblong, coloured by the intestinal 

 contents. 



Nests forming large mounds 4 or 5 feet high. 



Hab. Malay Peninsula (Perak), (Selangor), (Malacca). Type, 

 No. 117. 



Section with Termes dentatus/br Type. 



Male 5 to 6 mm. long. Head ovate. Antennae of 15 seg- 

 ments, the 2nd longer than the 4th, the 3rd variable in length. 

 Epistoma more or less convex and prominent. Pronotum with 

 nearly straight anterior margin, and slightly deflexed antero- 

 lateral angles. "Wings 8-9 mm. long, the median nearer to the 

 submedian than the subcostal, and reaching to the apex of the 

 wing. Anterior wing-stumps slightly larger than the posterior. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



"Female with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 about half as long as broad. 



