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antero -lateral angles rather sliarply rounded, slightly depressed ; 

 the postero-lateral margins nearly straight. Mesonotum and 

 metauotum with posterior margins broad, very slightly concave. 

 Anterior wing-stumps larger than the posterior. "Wings 12 mm. 

 long, umbriuous ; the median nerve not much nearer to the sub- 

 median than the subcostal, it gives one or two offsets and reaches 

 the apex of the wing, but becomes there very faint ; the submedian 

 has 6 offsets, it readies the posterior margin at a third from the 

 apex of the wing. Hind legs reaching to 7th abdominal segment. 

 Abdominal papillae absent. 



Pemale with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 not half as long as broad, the postero-lateral margins concave. 

 The abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 14 mm., 

 the dorsum is much arched, especially at the base ; secondary 

 chitinization is absent ; the lateral cuticle of the abdomen has 

 minute pigment-spots and hairs. 



Soldier 3"5 mm. long, fuliginous; head black. Antennae 

 3 mm. long, of 14 segments, the 3rd longer than the 2nd, but 

 very variable in length, the 7th the longest, scarcely 3 times as 

 long as broad. Rostrum rather large. Rudimentary mandibles 

 easily visible. Grula nearly as long as broad. Prouotum saddle- 

 shaped, the anterior lobe very short, scarcely elevated. Posterior 

 femora exceeding the abdomen. Abdomen small, ovoid. Ab- 

 dominal papillae absent. 



Worker 5 mm. long, umbrinous, the head castaneous. An- 

 tennae of 15 segments. Hind legs exceeding the abdomen. 

 Abdomen large, ovoid. 



Sab. Borneo (Sarawak), Type, No. 261. 



Tebmes albipes, n. sp. 



Male 8'5 mm. long ; dark castaneous, legs fuliginous, the 

 tarsi and apical segments of the antennae pale. Head ovate. 

 Ocelli distant half a diameter from the eyes. Fenestra very 

 narrow, almost absent. Antennae of 15 segments, the 3rd 

 slightly larger than the 2nd. Epistoma very slightly convex. 

 Pronotum half as long as broad ; anterior margin straight ; 

 antero-lateral corners obtusely rounded ; postero-lateral margins 

 nearly straight. Mesonotum and metanotum with the posterior 

 margin broad and markedly concave. Anterior wing-stumps 

 somewhat larger than the posterior. Wings 14 mm. long, 

 umbrinous ; the median much nearer the submedian than the 



