MK. G. 1). HAVILAND ON TERMITES. 429 



Termes sarawakensis, n. sp. 



Male 7 mm. long. Head dark castaneous ; legs aud tboras 

 subisabelline ; abdomen fuliginous above, umbriuous below. 

 Head ovate. Eyes and ocelli large, approximated. Fenestra 

 large, elongate. Antennae of 15 segments. Epistoma slightly 

 prominent. Pronotum with the anterior margin straight, iu the 

 middle elevated, the autero-lateral corners depressed, the postero- 

 lateral margins slightly convex, converging. Mesonotum with 

 the posterior margin broad, concave. Metauotum with the 

 posterior margin narrower. Anterior wing-stumps markedly 

 larger than the posterior. Wings 12 mm. long, umbrinous, a 

 yellow stain running behind the subcostal nerve ; the median[nerve 

 runs nearer the submedian than the subcostal, it becomes fainter 

 towards the apex, and disappears before reaching the apex of 

 the wing ; the submedian has 9 offsets, it reaches to a tenth from 

 the apex of the wing, but becomes rery faint towards its apex. 

 Hind legs reaching to the 8th abdominal segment. Abdomina. 

 papillse absent. 



Female with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 not half as long as broad, the postero-lateral margins nearly 

 straight. The abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 18 mm. ; 

 there are distinct plates of secondary chitinization ; the lateral 

 cuticle presents minute pigment-spots and hairs. 



Soldier 3 inm. long. Head '8 mm. broad, fulvous. Antennae 

 of 13 segments, the 3rd much longer than the 2Dd or 4th. 

 E/OStrum conical, somewhat stout, its anterior surface not quite 

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

 rudimentary. Grula not so long as broad. Pronotum saddle- 

 shaped, the anterior lobe short, elevated. Posterior femora reach 

 to the 8th segment of the abdomen. Abdomen ovoid, the dorsal 

 plates arched, fuliginous. Abdominal papillas absent. 



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

 ments. Abdomen large, ovoid, the dorsal surface arched. 



Nests spherical, built on the stems of shrubs and placed a few 

 feet from the surface of the grouud. 



Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 265. 



Tebmes singapoeiensis, n. sp. (Pi. 25. figs. 76-79.) 

 Male 7 mm. long. Head castaneous ; thorax and legs isabel- 

 line ; abdomen fuliginous above, umbrinous below. Head 

 ovate. Eyes and ocelli large, approximated. Fenestra elongate. 



