432 ME. G. D. HAVILAND ON TERMITES. 



short, wot much raised. Abdomen small, oblong. Posterior 

 femora exceeding the abdomen. Abdominal papillae absent. 



All the species of this group build rounded nests on the boughs 

 ■of bushes. Their nests are very fragile. The king and queen 

 live just beneath the main supporting bough. The queen has 

 the abdomen remarkably arched ; when alive her abdomen has 

 generally a bright orange colour, but the colour soon disappears 

 in spirit. The soldiers are very eager to attack when the nest is 

 opened, but the workers rush out and throw themselves headlong 

 to the ground. 



Termes laborator, n. sp. 



King 8 mm. long. Head castaneous ; thorax iatericious ; 

 abdomen badious ; legs ochraceous. Head ovate. Ocelli sepa- 

 rated from the eyes by more than a diameter. Fenestra as large 

 .as an ocellus. Antennse with the 3rd segment longer than the 

 ^nd. Epistoma slightly prominent. Pronotum half as long as 

 broad, the anterior margin nearly straight, the antero-lateral 

 angles rounded, slightly depressed. Mesouotum and metanotum 

 with the posterior margins broad, obtusely lobed. Anterior 

 wing-stumps larger than the posterior. Abdominal papillae 

 absent. 



Pemale with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

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

 concave; the abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 12 mm., 

 the dorsum is much arched ; there is marked secondary chiti- 

 nization ; the lateral cuticle of the abdomen has minute pigment- 

 spots and hairs. 



Soldier 4 mm. long. Head badious ; thorax and abdomen 

 umbrinous ; legs isabelline. Head 1 mm. broad. Antennae 

 2'5 mm. long ; of 14 segments, the 3rd much longer than the 

 2nd, but shorter than the 4th ; the 7th is the longest, it is more 

 than twice as long as broad. The rostrum is rather slender, its 

 anterior surface makes a marked curve with the anterior surface 

 of the head. Viewed from in front there is a swelling between 

 the base of the rostrum and the base of the antennae. Eudi- 

 nientary mandibles visible. Grula not so long as broad. Pro- 

 notum obscurely saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe short, not 

 much elevated. Posterior femora reaching nearly to the apex of 

 the abdomen. Abdomen ovoid, somewhat laterally compressed, 

 the dorsal plates arched. Abdominal papillae absent. 



