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notum with two broad obtusely angled lobes. Anterior wing- 

 stumps but slightly larger than the posterior. "Wings 9 mm. 

 long by 25 mm. broad, fuliginous; the median runs nearer the 

 submedian than the subcostal and gives two or three offsets in 

 the apical quarter of the wing ; the submedian reaches to a fifth 

 from the apex of the wing and has 8 offsets. The hind legs 

 reach to the apex of the abdomen. 



Soldier 3 mm. long, slender. Head 5 mm. broad, fulvous. 

 Antennae of 13 segments, the 3rd longer than the 2iid, the 2nd 

 longer than the 4th. Eostrum conical ; viewed from in front 

 there is a marked swelling at the junction of the rostrum and 

 the head. Mandibles rudimentary. Gula scarcely as long as 

 broad. Pronotum very short. Posterior femora reaching to 

 the 6th segment of the abdomen. Abdomen elongate ovate. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 3 mm. long. Head subcastaneous. Antennae of 14 

 segments. Abdomen ovate, the dorsum arched. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 272. 



Teemes matangensis, n. sp. 



Male 8 mm. long ; head subcastaneous, abdomen fulvous, 

 thorax, legs, and antennae ochraceous. Head ovate. Eyes and 

 ocelli very large, approximated. Fenestra obscure. Antennae 

 of 15 segments, the 3id but little longer than the 2nd. Epistoma 

 scarcely prominent. Pronotum 1'6 mm. broad, subreniform, the 

 antero-lateral corners depressed, the posterior margia bilobed. 

 Mesonotum and metanotum with the posterior margins broad 

 and slightly concave. The anterior wing-stumps but little 

 larger than the posterior. Wings 14 mm. long, 3*5 mm. broad, 

 isabelline ; subcostal broad ; the slender median runs near the 

 submedian and parallel to it, and reaches the apex of the wing, 

 being either branched or unbranched, occasionally there are 

 several anterior offsets ; the slender submedian reaches nearly 

 to the apex of the wing and has 13 offsets. The hind legs 

 reach to the apex of the abdomen. The abdominal papillae are 

 absent. 



Eemale with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 not half as long as broad. The abdomen of the queen reaches 

 a length of 18 mm. ; there is some secondary chitinizatiou ; 

 the lateral cuticle of the abdomen has numerous minure pigment- 

 spots and hairs. 



