426 ME. G. D. HAYILAXD Olf TEEMITES. 



Teemes ACICTTLATUS. 



Nympli with 14 segments to the antennae. 



Soldier 3-5 mm. long, slender. Head 8 mm. broad, ochro- 

 leucous. Antennae of 12 segments, the 3rd shorter than the 

 2nd. E-ostrum slender, much shorter than the head. Mandibles 

 rudimentary. Grula nearly as long as broad. Pronotum saddle- 

 shaped, the anterior lobe elevated, but yery short. Hind legs 

 not reaching the apex of the abdomen. Abdomen oblong. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 4 mm. long, slender. Head ochroleucous. Antennse^ 

 of 14 segments. Abdomen oblong. 



Hab. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 447. 



Section with Termes singaporiensis/br Type. 



Male 6 to 8 mm. long Eyes and ocelli large, approximated. 

 Fenestra present. Antennae of 15 segments, the 3rd slightly 

 longer than the 2nd. The wings umbrinous ; the median nerve 

 near and parallel to the submedian. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Soldier 3 mm. long. Head fulvous. Antennae of 12 to 13 

 segments, the 3rd longer than the 2nd or 4th, the 6th ovate. 

 Bostrum short, conical. Mandibles rudimentary. Grula not so 

 long as broad. Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe 

 short, but elevated. Hind legs reaching to the 7th abdominal 

 segment. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Most of the species of this section build spherical nests 

 raised on bushes a few feet from the ground. The exterior of 

 the nest is a paper-like cover resembling bark in external 

 appearance, but very fragile. Inside this comes the nest proper ; 

 it has a hard outer shell full of intercommunicating cells, and 

 a soft centre portion of weak material. The king and queen 

 are found in the hard outer portion, the young larvae in the soft 

 inner portion. 



Teemes BOEmEENsis, n. sp. 



Male 7 mm. long, fuliginous, head castaneous, the anterior 

 portions of the mesonotum and metanotum, the antennae, and 

 the legs ochroleucous. Head ovate. Ocelli separated from 

 4he eyes by nearly a diameter. Fenestra rather obscure. 

 Antennae of 15 segments, the 3rd subequal to the 2nd. Epistoma 

 not prominent. Pronotum 1 inm. broad, the anterior margin 

 straight. The posterior margins of the mesonotum and meta- 



