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M. OSIIIMA : 



middle ; mcsonotum considerably narrower than pronotum, sides 

 rounded, posterior border slightly concave ; metanotum as broad as 

 pronotum, oval, posterior border straight. 



Length of body 6,00-7,00 mm. 



Length of head with mandible 3,68-3,75 mm. 



Length of head without mandible 1,81-1,94 mm. 



Width of head 1,56-1,69 mm. 



Width of pronotum 1,41-1,44 mm. 



Length of pronotum 0,78-0,84 mm. 



Worker (the larger form). — Head reddish yellow; abdomen 

 yellowish. Head and abdomen sparingly pilose. 



Head quadrate, with rounded posterior border ; basal portion of 

 clypeus markedly swollen; fontanelle whitish, round; antennae 18- 

 jointed, 2nd joint nearly as long as 3rd, 4th joint half as long as 3rd ; 

 pronotum saddle- shaped, anterior and posterior border indented at middle. 



Length of body 6,50 mm. 



Width of head 2, CO mm. 



Width of pronotum 1,09-1,19111111. 



Worker (the smaller form). — Paler and smaller. Antennae 17- 

 jointed ; 2nd joint slightly longer than 3rd, 4th joint as long as 3rd. 



Length of body 5,00 mm. 



Width of head 1,31mm. 



Width of pronotum 0.91 mm. 



Habitat ■ — Los-Banos, Luzon ; collected by Prof. Baker. 



Remarks. — This species agrees well with Termes (^/.) gilvits 

 Hägen except in dimensions of head in the larger form of soldiers 

 and workers. Moreover, in the present species, the smaller form of 

 soldiers is provided with rectangular head while in T. gilvits this is 

 of an oval shape. 



