418 ME. a. D. HAVILAND OjN^ TERMITES. 



Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd sHglitly longer than the 3rcl or 

 4th. Labrum small, white, upeurved towards the horn, with two 

 minute, acute, diverging lobes. Mandibles 1*3 mm. long, seti- 

 form, at the base directed slightly upwards, then curved some- 

 what downwards. Gula twice as broad at the apex as the base. 

 Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe prominent and saddle- 

 shaped. Hind legs reaching nearly to the apex of the abdomen. 

 Abdomen elongate ovate, coloured by the intestinal contents. 

 Abdominal papillge absent. 



Worker 3"5 mm. long. Head small, pale. Antennas of 14 seg- 

 ments. Abdomen elongate ovate, black from intestinal contents. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak) ; Malay Peninsula (Singapore). Type, 

 No. 305. 



The nesfc of this species is almost always in association with 

 that of Termes umbrinus, which it surrounds. 



TekMES LA.TICOKNIS. 



Soldier 6 mm. long. Head 1*8 mm. long, 1"3 mm, broad, 

 aurantiacous. The anterior horn is short and acute on a broad 

 base. Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd, 

 the 3rd longer than the 4th, those beyond the 4th subequal. 

 Labrum small, white, with minute, diverging, acute lobes. Man- 

 dibles 1'8 mm. long, setiform, at the base directed slightly 

 upwards, then curved somewhat downwards. Gula narrow 

 below, nearly twice as broad towards the apex. Pronotum 

 saddle-shaped. Hind legs reaching nearly to the apex of the 

 abdomen. Abdomen elongate ovate, coloured by the intestinal 

 contents. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 4 mm. long. Head achroleucous. Antennae of 14 

 segments. Epistoma convex. Abdomen rather large, elongate 

 ovate. 



Sal. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 231. 



TeEMES BEEVICOEiNIS, n. sp. 



Male 5 mm. long, head castaneous, thorax and abdomen sub- 

 latericious above, isabeliine beneath. Ocelli almost in contact 

 with the eyes. Fenestra narrow. Antennae with the 2nd, 3rd, 

 and 4th segments subequal. Epistoma somewhat convex and 

 prominent. Pronotum with the anterior margin slightly con- 

 cave, the antero-lateral corners obtusely rounded, the posterior 

 margin scarcely lobed. Mesonotum and metanotum with the 



