428 ME. G. D. HAVILAIJD OJST TERMITES. 



Soldier 4*5 mm. long. Head 1*5 mm. broadj fulvous. Antennae 

 of|13 segments, the 3rd longer than the 2nd, the 2nd longer 

 than the 4th, the 6th ovate. Eostrum stout, conical. Man- 

 dibles rudimentary. Gula nearly as long as broad. Pronotum 

 saddle-shaped, short ; the anterior lobe short, much elevated. 

 Posterior femora reaching to the 7th abdominal segment. 

 Abdomen ovoid, the dorsum arched. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 5*5 mm. long. Head castaneous. Antennae of 14 

 segments. Abdomen large, ovoid, the dorsum arched. 



Rah. Borneo (Sarawak). Types, Nos. 358, 359, 360. 



Teemes I/ATIebons, n. sp. 



Male 6 mm. long. Thorax and abdomen subumbrinous above, 

 beneath paler. Head ovate. Ocelli large, approximated to the 

 eyes. Fenestra small. Antennae of 15 segments, the Brd shorter 

 than either 2nd or 4th. Pronotum 1*2 mm. broad, the anterior 

 margin nearly straight, the antero-lateral angles depressed, the 

 postero-lateral margins straight, converging. Mesonotum vfith 

 the posterior margin broad, slightly concave. Metanotum w^ith 

 posterior margin rather short. Anterior wing-stumps but little 

 larger than the posterior. Wings lO'S mm. long, umbrinous, the 

 costal nerve and abroad stain behind it ochroleucous ; the median 

 nerve runs nearer the submedian than the subcostal, and reaches 

 the apex of the wing, shortly before which it may bifurcate ; the 

 submedian reaches to a tenth from the apex of the wing and 

 has 9 offsets. Hind legs slightly exceeding the abdomen. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Soldier 3 mm. long. Head 1 mm. broad, fuscous. Antennae 

 of 13 (sometimes 12) segments. Eostrum stout, conical, its 

 anterior surface in a plane with the front surface of the head. 

 Mandibles rudimentary. Grula not so long as broad. Pronotum 

 short, saddle- shaped; the anterior lobe short, somewhat elevated. 

 Posterior femora reaching to the 8th abdominal segment. Ab- 

 domen ovoid, the dorsum arched. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Worker 4 mm. long. Head castaneous. Antennae of 14 seg- 

 ments. Hind legs exceeding the abdomen. Abdomen ovoid, the 

 dorsum arched. 



Nest on the trunks of trees. 



Sal. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 127. 



This species does not build spherical nests. The soldiers are 

 at once distinguished from those of the following species by the 

 stoutness of the conical rostrum. 



