ME. G. D. HAVILAND ON TERAtlTES. 413 



. Termes speciosus, n. sp. 



Male 7 mm. lon^, head and portions of tlie pronotum 

 castaneous, epistoma, mesonotum, and metanotum and under- 

 parts isabellinous, dorsal plates of abdomen fulvous. Head 

 ovate. Ocelli large, separated from the eyes by less than half a 

 diameter. Fenestra present. Antennae of 15 segments, with 

 the 3rd segment slightly larger than the 2nd. Epistoma scarcely 

 prominent. Pronotum with straight anterior margin, converging 

 postero-lateral margins, and obscurely-lobed posterior margin. 

 Anterior wing-stumps larger the posterior. Hind legs reaching 

 to the apes of the abdomen. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Female with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

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

 abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 40 mm. ; there is a 

 considerable quantity of secondary chitinization ; the lateral 

 cuticle of the abdomen with faintly pigmented tubercles. 



Soldier 8 mm. long. Head 3-2 ram. long, 2 mm, broad, auran- 

 tiaeous. Antennae of 14 segments, the 3rd perfectly or imper- 

 fectly divided into two ; from the 4th to the 10th they are 

 elongate, the four apical segments diminishing in length. The 

 vertical part of the Y-suture deeply coloured. Labrum short, 

 asymmetrical, obscurely lobed. Mandibles linear, much bent: 

 the right is the shorter and the straighter, its lower and outer 

 margin is obtuse, the tip is acute ; the left has an obtuse outer 

 and upper margin, and a scissor-like lower and inner margin, the 

 basal third of the mandible is directed inwards, the outer margin 

 becoming gradually the upper, the middle third bends quickly 

 outward, the apical third is directed forward, the outer margin 

 becoming again the upper. Gula long and narrow, broader 

 at the apex. Pronotum short, saddle-shaped, the anterior 

 portion not lobed. Posterior femora reaching to the apex 

 of the abdomen. Abdomen oblong, white. Abdominal papillae 

 absent. 



Worker 5 mm. long. Antennae of 15 segments. Abdomen 

 large, ovoid, dark from the colour of the intestinal contents. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 294. 



Teemes jstemoeosus, n. sp. (PI. 24. figs. 53-56.) 

 Male 6 mm. long, fuliginous above, mesonotum and meta- 

 notum and the vinderparts umbrinous. Head ovate. Ocelli 

 separated from the eyes by about a diameter. Fenestra obscure. 



