436 ME. G. D. HATflLAND ON TEKMITES. 



subcostal, becomes very fine, but gives two or three oiFsets and 

 readies tbe apex of the wing ; the submedian has 9 offsets and 

 reaches to a fifth from the apex of the wing. The hind legs- 

 reach to the apex of the abdomen. Abdominal papillae absent. 



Pemale with the ventral plate of the 7th abdominal segment 

 half as long as broad, its postero-lateral margins concave. 

 Abdomen of the queen reaches a length of 14 mm., the dorsum 

 is much arched ; secondary cbitinization is scanty ; the lateral 

 cuticle has minute pigment-spots and hairs. 



Soldier 4 mm. long ; black above, fuliginous below, the 12' 

 apical segments of the antennte, the tibise, and the tarsi white. 

 Head "8 mm. broad. Antennae of 14 segments, the 3rd longer 

 than the 2nd, the 7th the longest, quite three times as long as 

 broad. Eostrum rather large, its anterior surface making a 

 marked curve with the anterior surface of the head. Eudi- 

 mentary mandibles easily visible. Gula nearly as long as broad. 

 Pronotum saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe short and little 

 elevated. Posterior femora exceeding the abdomen. Abdomen 

 small, ovoid. Abdominal papillae absent. 



"Worker 5 mm. long, fuliginous ; head subcastaneous. Antennae 

 of 15 segments. Abdomen rather large„ ovoid, the ventral plates 

 much arched. 



Sah. Borneo (Sarawak). Type, No. 363. 



Section with Termes hospitalisybr Type. 



Male 8 to 18 mm. long. Ocelli large, but separated from the 

 eyes by a diameter. Fenestra large. Antennae of 15 segments, 

 the 3rd twice as long as the 2nd. "Wings fuliginous, the median 

 near and parallel to the submedian. 



Soldier 4 mm. long. Head black. Antennae of 14 segments, 

 the 3rd twice as long as the 2nd and generally longer than the 

 4th, the 6th elongate, at least twice as long as broad. Eostrum 

 slender, its anterior border forming a curve with the front of the 

 head, its tip red. Mandibles rudimentary. Gula not so long as 

 broad. Pronotum saddle-shaped but well chitinized, the anterior 

 lobe but little elevated. Abdomen ovoid, not large. Legs very 

 long, the posterior femora exceeding the abdomen. Abdominal 

 papillae absent. 



The nests of this group are generally in the ground, but they 

 may be on large tree-trunks. The termites traverse the jungle 

 in long troops, which may be met returning any hour till mid- 

 day, the workers carrying each a ball of food in its mouth. 



