MR. G. D. HAVILA.ND OS TERMITES. 419 



posterior margin broadly lobed. Anterior wing-stumps larger 

 than the posterior. Hiud legs reaching nearly to the apex of 

 the abdomen. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Female with the ventral plate of tbe 7th abdominal segment 

 nearly half as long as broad. The abdomen of the queen 15 mm. 

 long, with plates of secondary chitinization, the lateral cuticle 

 with small and scattered pigment-spots. 



Soldier 5 mm. long. Head oehroleucous, 1'5 mm. long, 1 mm. 

 broad ; the anterior horn very short and obtuse, the head 

 appearing to be subtruncate at the level of the insertion of the 

 antennae. Antennae of 14 segments, the 2nd subequal to the 

 3rd, the 4th shorter, those beyond the 5th subequal in length. 

 Labrum small, pale, slightly upcurved, with two minute, acute, 

 diverging lobes. Mandibles 1*6 mm. long, setiform, at the base 

 directed slightly upwards, then curving downwards. Gula not 

 very narrow at the base, nearly twice as broad towards the apex. 

 Pronotum saddle-shaped, the convex anterior lobe much elevated. 

 Hind legs reaching nearly to the apex of the abdomen. Abdo- 

 men elongate ovate, spindle-shaped, coloured by the intestinal 

 contents. Abdominal papillae absent. 



"Worker 4 mm. long. Head white, antennae of 14 segments. 

 Epistoma convex. Abdomen elongate, ovoid, dark from intes- 

 tinal contents. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 458. 



Section loitli Termes foraminiferyor Type. 



Male 5 mm. long. Ocelli approximated to the eyes. Fenestra 

 narrow. Antennae of 15 segments, the 2nd longer than the 3rd, 

 which is very short. Epistoma convex. Pronotum with straight 

 anterior margin, the posterior margin slightly lobed. Mesonotura 

 and metanotum with the posterior margins obtusely lobed. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Soldier 4 mm. long. Head without horn, but with minute 

 foramen. Antennae of 13 segments, the 2ud subequal to the 

 3rd, the 4th longer, those beyond subequal to the 4th. Labrum 

 small, white, with minute, acute, diverging lobes. Mandibles 

 longer than the head, flat, linear, bent, the left more so than the 

 right. Gula uniformly broad. Pronotum short, saddle-shaped. 

 Abdomen coloured by the intestinal contents. Abdominal 

 papillae absent. 



