EAST INDIAN TERMITES. 575 



Width of head 1,12 mm. 



Widih of pronotum 0,69 mm. 



Habitat. — Tarakan, Dutch Borneo ; collected by Mr. Kanehira on 

 May 23, 191 3. 



Remarks. — The nearest relative of this species appears to be 

 Enfermes (H.) hirtiventris Holmgren. However, the soldiers differ 

 from those of that species in having head densely provided with 

 spiny hairs, instead of being naked. 



16. Eutermes (Eutermesi buitenzorgi Holmgren. 

 (PL X., fig. 13). 



Imago unknown. 



Soldier. — Head reddish yellow ; rostrum brownish ; antenna;, legs 

 and abdomiral tergites rusty yellow, shiny. Head pilose, microscopical 

 hairs mingled with longer spiny hairs ; abdominal tergites provided 

 with short hairs, with a series of spiny hairs along posterior border. 



Head stout, ovoid : rostrum conical, its anterior surface in level 

 with surface of head, slightly swollen dorsally at junction of rostrum ; 

 antennae 13-jointed, 3rd joint as long as ist and longer than 2nd; 

 pronotum saddle-shaped, anterior border weakly emarginate at middle. 



Length of body 3,00 mm. 



Length of head with rostrum 1,50 mm. 



Length of head without rostrum 0,93 mm. 



Width of head °-97 mm. 



Width of pronotum 0,50 mm. 



Worker. — Head reddish brown ; abdomen straw-colour ; basal 

 portion of clypeus paler. Head moderately pilose, mingling a few 

 longer spiny hairs. Abdominal tergites provided with longer subequal 

 hairs. 



Head pentagonal, with rounded posterior border ; sutures of head 

 distinct, whitish ; middle part of transversal band depressed ; basal 

 portion of clypeus shorter than half the width, considerably swollen; 



