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bilobed. The abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 15 mm. ; 

 the lateral cuticle presents faintly pigmented tubercles. 



Soldier 4 mm. long. Head 11 nam. long, '7 mm. broad, 

 ochroleucous ; there is an anterior horn projecting about '5 ram. 

 from the head with the lower margin conves. Antennae of 14' 

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

 lengthening somewhat to the apex. Labrum small, white, curved 

 upwards towards the horn, with two diverging bristles. Man- 

 dibles 1 ram. long, setiform, curved considerably downwards. 

 Grula about twice as long as broad, broadening gradually 

 upwards. Pronotura saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe rather 

 large, not much elevated. Hind legs not reaching to the end of 

 the abdomen. Abdomen fusiform, coloured by the intestinal 

 contents. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 3'5 mm. long. Head small, pale. Antennae of 14 

 segments. Epistoma prominent. Abdomen coloured by the 

 intestinal contents. 



Hab. Borneo (Sarawak) ; Malay Peninsula (Singapore), 

 (Perak). Type, No. 477. 



Tebmes comis, n. sp. (PI. 25. Sgs. 61-64.) 



Male 4 mm. long, isabelline, paler below, the head darker. 

 Head ovate. Ocelli almost in contact with the large eves. 

 Fenestra minute. Antennae of 15 segments, the 3rd short, the 

 2nd subequal to the 4th. Epistoma convex. Pronotum with 

 straight anterior margin, rounded antero-lateral corners, con- 

 verging postero-lateral margins, and short posterior margin. 

 Posterior raargins of the mesonotum and raetanotum rather 

 broad, but very slightly lobed. Anterior wing-stumps but little 

 larger than the posterior. Wings 6"5 ram. long, isabellinous ; 

 the median is nearer to the submedian than the subcostal, and 

 takes a straight unbranched course to the apex of the wing; the 

 submedian reaches nearly to the apex of the wing and gives 12 

 to 14 offsets. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Female with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 half as long as broad, the posterior margin convex. Abdomen 

 of the queen reaching to a length of 18 nun. ; the lateral cuticle 

 with obscure faintly pigmented tubercles. 



Soldier 5 mm. long. Head 1'5 mm. long, "9 mm. broad, 

 ochroleucous; there is an anterior horn projecting about '5 mm. 

 i'rom the front of the head ; its lower margin is slightly convex. 



