440 ME. Or. D. HAYILAND ON TERMITES. 



chitinization large and dark castaneous. Lateral cuticle of 

 abdomen with hairs and rather large pigment-spots. 



Soldiers of two sizes. The larger 5 mm. long ; head castaneous, 

 thorax and abdomen umbrinous, legs and antennse pale. Head 

 1-5 mm. broad. Antennge 3"5 mm. long, of 14 segments, the 3rd 

 segment four times as long as the 2nd, the others diminishing in 

 length towards the apex. Eostrum slender, its anterior surface 

 making a marked curve with the anterior surface of the head. 

 Eudimentary mandibles readily visible. Gula not so long as 

 broad. Pronotum saddle-shaped, with the anterior lobe very 

 short and scarcely raised. Hind femora exceeding the abdomen. 

 Abdomen ovoid, the dorsal plates somewhat arched. Abdominal 

 papillse absent. — The smaller soldiers 4 mm. long, more slender 

 than the large ones, but similar in colour. Head "8 mm. broad. 

 Antennse 3*2 mm. long. 



Worker 5 mm. long ; head subcastaneous, thorax and abdomen 

 umbrinous, legs and antennse pale. Antennse of 15 segments. 

 Posterior femora reaching to the 7th abdominal segment. 

 Abdomen large, ovoid, the dorsal plates much arched. 



Hab. Malay Peninsula (Perak) ; Borneo (Sarawak), (Marudi). 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate 22. 

 Nest of Bornean White Ant. 



Plate 23. 

 Fig. 1. Hodotermes Havilandi. Soldier. X3. 



2. „ „ Underside of soldier's head. X3. 



3. Calotermes domesticus. Soldier (side view). X 6. 



4. „ „ Underside of soldier's head. X 8= 



5. „ „ Imago. X6. 



6. „ „ Wing. x6. 



7. Termes natalensis. Soldier. X 4. 



8. ,, ,, Underside of soldier's head. x5. 



9. „ „ Imago. X4. 



10. „ „ Wing. X2. 



11. Termes vulgaris. Soldier. x8. 



12. „ ,, Underside of soldier's head. x8. 



13. „ „ Imago. x3. 



14. „ „ Wing. Xl*. 



