80 



AET. 7. — SANJI HOZAWA: 



distal end ; 4th shortest, annulate ; 5th-7th orbiculate ; the rest 



from circular to turbinate, increasing in size toward the extremity ; 



16th elongate -oval, — (Text-fig. 18, b). 



Labrum. — Nearly as long as broad, rounded in front, and 



slightly converging posteriorly on sides. Surface with a few scattered 



hairs. — (Text-fig. 18, c). 



Mandibles. — Almost similar in 

 form to those of imago, nymph 

 and neoteinic queen. — (Text-fig. 

 18, d, e). 



Pronotum. — Narrower than 

 the head, nearly twice as broad 

 as long. Anterior margin much 

 broader and less deeply bilobed 

 than the posterior. Posterior cor- 

 ners rounded more than the an- 

 terior ones. 



Text-fig. 18. Leucotermes (Iieti- 

 culitermes) speratus. Worker, a, Head; 

 b, Antenna ; c, Labrum ; d, Eight man- 

 dible ; e, Left mandible ; f , Pronotum. 

 (a, £x20; b— 6x33). 



Mesonotum. — Almost as long as but somewhat narrower than 



the pronotum, slightly concave in front, sides converging anteriorly 

 and convex behind. 



Metanotum. — Almost similar to the mesonotum, but shorter 

 and broader. 



Legs. — Slender. Hind legs generally not reaching the end of 

 abdomen. 



Abdomen. — Elongate oval, colour varies with the intestinal 

 contents. Cerci and styli present. It is thickly clothed with short 

 hairs. 



