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AßT. 7. — SANJI HOZA.WA : 



middle third outward and the apical third fore ward. Tip obliquely 

 truncated. — (Text-fig. 38, d, e). 



Pronotum. — Much narrower than the head, saddle-shaped. Anterior 



portion strongly elevated, with 

 obscurely concave margin. 

 Posterior margin slightly 

 emarginate in the centre. 

 Hairs very scanty, anterior 

 margin with numerous very 

 fine spines. — (Text-fig. 38, f). 

 Mesonotum. — Nearly as 

 long as the pronotum, but 

 narrower, nearly half as long 

 as broad, anterior margin 

 narrower than posterior one, 

 sides rounded and converging 

 anteriorly. 



Metanotum. — Very 

 short, but broader than either 

 of the pro- or mesonotum. 

 Rounded on sides and almost 

 straight behind. 



Legs. — Long, lightly 

 clothed with hairs of varying 

 lengths. Femur very stout more than twice as broad as the tibia. Tibia 

 slender with 2 or 3 spines at the terminal end. Tarsus composed 

 of 4 joints ; 3rd joint produced into a spine ; 4th longer than the 

 preceding three combined, with claws long and slender. Hind legs 

 generally reaching beyond the end of abdomen. 



Abdomen. — Very hairy, oblong, narrower than the head. Cerci 



Text-fig. 38. Oapritermes (Caprltermes) 

 ridobei. Soldier, a, Head ; b, Antenna ; c, Labrum ; 

 d, Eight mandible; e, Lef t mandible ; f, Pronotum. 

 (a, f x20; b, ex 50; d, ex 30). 



