REVISION OF THE JAPANESE TERMITES. 



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4 -jointed ; 2nd joint shortest ; 4th longest, with claws, plahtula 

 almost obscure. Hind legs generally not reaching the end of 

 abdomen. 



Abdomen. — With scattered brown hairs ; rather short, with 

 rounded end. Cerci and,styli present. 



Measurements : — 





Length (in m.m.) 



Breadth (in m.m.) 



Body 



4.0 —5.0 





Head 



1.47—1.57 



1.27—1.3 



Head with mandibles 



1.77—1.80 





Antenna (14- joints) 



1.17 





Mandible (right) 



0.6 —0.7 





Labrum 



0.17—0.24 



0.23—0.26 



Pronotum 



0.6 —0.7 



1.1 —1.3 



Mesonotnm 



0.4 —0.5 





Metanotum 



0.3 —0.4 





Worker. 



(Text-fig. 13). 



Colour. — Head whitish, mandibles from brown to dark brown, 

 spines and claws of legs light brown. Wing-cases yellowish. 

 Eyes light brown. The colour of abdomen varies with that of 

 intestinal contents. 



Head. — Nearly as broad as long, sides rather straight, round 

 behind. Hairs very fine. — (Text-fig. 13, a). 



Antennae. — 1 3-1 6- jointed ; in the specimen with 15 joints: 



