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M. OSHIMA : 



19. Eutermes Sublitermes) Kanehirae nov. sp, 

 (Pl. X., fig. 14). 



Imago unknown. 



Soldier. — Head dark brown, tip of rostrum paler ; antennae and 

 abdomen straw-colour. Head pilose, microscopical hairs mingled with 

 longer spiny ones, the latter very few ; abdominal tergites densely 

 provided with subequal hairs. 



Head ovoid, the sides strongly converging anteriorly ; rostrum 

 cylindrical, slender, shorter than head, its anterior surface making a 

 weak curve with the anterior surface of head; antennae ii-jointed, 

 2nd joint as long as 3rd ; mandibles without apical portion ; pronotum 

 saddle-shaped, short, anterior border not emarginate. 



Length of body 3.00 mm. 



Length of head with rostrum 1,12 mm. 



Length of head without rostrum 0,75 mm. 



Width of head 0,66 mm. 



Width of pronotum 0,34 mm. 



Worker. — Head pale yellow; abdomen whitish; anterior corners 

 of transversal band brown. Head microscopically pilose ; abdominal 

 tergites very sparingly provided with hairs. 



Head round ; sutures of head indistinct ; basal portion of clypeus 

 shorter than half the width; antennae 12-jointed, 2nd joint twice as 

 long as 3rd ; pronotum saddle-shaped, anterior border not emarginate. 



Length of body 3,50 mm. 



Width of head 0,72 mm. 



Width of pronotum 0,41 mm. 



Habitat. — Dobo, Arue Island (Dutch New Guinea); collected by 

 Mr. Kanehira on May 7, 191 3. 



