414 ME. G. D. HAYILAND ON TEEMITES. 



Antennae of 14 or 15 segments, tlie 3rd longer than the 2nd. 

 Epistoma not prominent. Pronotum with anterior margin 

 straight, antero-lateral corners sharp and somewhat deflexed, 

 posterior margin obscurely bilobed. Posterior margins of the 

 niesonotum and metanotum narrow, rather acutely lobed. An- 

 terior wing-stumps a little larger than the posterior. Hind legs 

 scarcely reaching to the end of the abdomen. Abdumiiial 

 papillae absent. 



Female with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 not half as long as broad, the posterior margin rounded. Abdo- 

 men of the queen reaches a length of 22 mm., and is much 

 distended. Lateral cuticle of the abdomen with pigment-spots. 



Soldier 5 mm. long. Head ochroleucous, 3 mm. long, 1 mm. 

 broad. Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd subequal to the 3rd. 

 Labrum soft, white, ^ mm. long, asymmetrical, slightly lobed, each 

 lobe ending in a soft seta. Mandibles 1-5 mm. long, shaped as 

 in T. speciosus. Gula narrowing in the basal third, broadening 

 uniformly in the apical two thirds. Pronotum saddle-shaped, 

 the anterior portion elevated. Hind femora reaching to the 

 apex of the abdomen. Abdominal papillae absent. Abdomen 

 oblong, white. 



"Worker 4 mm. long. Head ochroleucous. Antennae of 14 

 segments. Thorax narrow. Abdomen elongate ovoid, broader 

 than the head, and dark from intestinal contents. 



Hah. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 377. 



Section with Termes eetiger/br Type. 



Male 4 to 5 ram. long. Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd 

 longer than the 3rd, which is short. Fenestra minute. Epistoma 

 convex. Pronotum with straight anterior margin and bilobed 

 posterior margin. 



Soldier 3-5 to 5 mm. long. Head oblong. Antennae of 14 

 segments, the 2nd subequal to or longer than the 3rd, the 4th 

 shorter, the 8th segment longest, those beyond getting shorter 

 to the apex. Labrum small, white, with two minute acute 

 diverging lobes. Mandibles as long as or longer than the head, 

 slender, slightly downcurved, without tooth or piercing-tip- 

 Grula narrowed in the basal third, gradually broadening beyond 

 it. Pronotum short, saddle-shaped. Hind legs much exceeding 

 the abdomen. Abdomen white. Abdominal papillae absent. 



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