ME. G. D. HAYILANB 0]S" TERMITES. 433 



Worker 5 mm. long. Head castaneous ; tiioras and abdomen 

 umbrinous, Antennae of 15 segments. Abdomen large, ovoid, 

 with arched dorsum. Hind legs exceeding the abdomen. 



Nests spherical, about 10 feet from the ground. 



Sab. Malay Peninsula (Malacca). Type, JNTo. 535. 



Termes lacessitus, n. sp. (PI. 25. figs. 80-82.) 

 Imago castaneous above ; head dark castaneous ; antennge, 

 legs, and abdomen below fulvous. Head ovate. Ocelli separated 

 from the eyes by a diameter. Fenestra narrow, obscure. 

 Antennso of 15 segments, the 3rd longer than the 2nd. Epi- 

 stoma scarcely prominent. Pronotum half as long as broad, the 

 anterior margin nearly straight, slightly elevated; the antero- 

 lateral angles rounded, somewhat deflexed ; the postero-lateral 

 angles nearly straight. The posterior margins of the mesonotum 

 and metanotum rather broad, slightly concave. Anterior wing- 

 stumps larger than the posterior. The abdomen of the queen 

 reaches a length of 12 mm.; the dorsum is much arched, espe- 

 cially near the base ; secondary chitinization scanty, the lateral 

 cuticle of the abdomen with minute pigment-spots and hairs. 



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

 fuliginous ; the tarsi pale. In many of the soldiers (perhaps- 

 young ones) the abdomen is isabelline. Head -8 mm. broad. 

 Antennae 3 mm. long ; of 14 segments, the 3rd twice as long as 

 the 2nd, then increasing to the 8th, which is three times as long 

 as broad, Rostrum large, its anterior surface making a distinct 

 curve with the anterior surface of the head. Eudimentary 

 mandibles easily visible. Gula not half as long as broad. 

 Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe short and but little 

 raised. Posterior femora exceeding the abdomen. Abdominal 

 papillae absent. 



Worker 5 mm. long. Head castaneous ; thorax and abdomen 

 umbrinous. Antennae of 15 segments. Hind legs exceeding the- 

 abdomen. Abdomen large, ovoid, the dorsum arched. 



Nests spherical ; on the branches of shrubs 10 feet from the 

 ground. 



Sah. Malay Peninsula (Singapore). Type, No. 102. 



Teemes filicoenis, n. sp. 



Male 8 mm. long ; fuliginous, head castaneous, legs ochra- 

 ceous. Head ovate. Ocelli separated from the eyes by two 



