412 ME. a. D. HAVILAND OlST TERMITES. 



firmly united to the liead, but not sunk between its sides. Pro- 

 notum short, saddle-sbaped, the anterior portion convex, slightly 

 elevated. Hind legs reaching to the apex of the abdomen. 

 Abdomen ovoid, acute, coloured by the intestinal contents. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Workers 4*5 mm. long. Head ochroleucous. Antennae of 14 

 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd. Fenestra absent. 

 Epistoma prominent. Abdomen elongate ovoid, coloured by the 

 intestinal contents. 



JSTests on the surface of the ground. 



Sah. Natal (Estcourt). 



Section ivith Termes nemorosus/br Ti/pe. 



Male 5 to 7 mm. long. Ocelli rather large. Fenestra present. 

 Antennae of 14 or 3 5 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd- 

 Pronotum with straight anterior margin. Wings with the 

 median nerve nearer to the submedian than the subcostal. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Soldier 5 to 8 mm. long. Head as large as the thorax and 

 abdomen together. Antennae of 14 or 15 segments, the same 

 number as in the imago. Labrum small, white, asymmetrical, 

 obscurely bilobed. Mandibles linear, more than half as long as 

 the head, without piercing-tip or cutting-margin, but charac- 

 teristically bent : the right slightly S-shaped ; the left in the 

 basal third is directed inward, the outer margin becoming 

 superior, the middle third is bent sharply outwards, the apical 

 third is again directed forward, and the upper margin again 

 becomes the outer. Gula long, narrow, narrower at the end of 

 the basal third, broader at the apex. Pronotum short, saddle- 

 shaped, with elevated anterior portion. Abdomen quite white. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 4 to 5 mm. long. Head ochroleucous, of ten becoming 

 fulvoi>s after death. Antennae of 14 or 15 segments, the same 

 number as in the imago. Thorax narrow. The abdomen 

 elongate, ovate, coloured by the intestinal contents. 



The species of this group often build pillar-like nests, either 

 standing erect or leaning against a tree. They are not at all 

 easy to distinguish one from another ; perhaps in some cases it 

 will prove impossible to distinguish them excepting by their 

 nests. (See Plate 23.) 



