5*4 



M. Ol II M A : 



Length of body 4,20 mm. 



Width of head 0,94 mm. 



Width of pronotum 0,58 mm. 



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



24. Microcerotermes distans (Haviland). 

 (Pl. X., fig. 5). 



Soldier. — Head reddish yellow ; pronotum yellow ; abdomen straw- 

 coloured, with dark white patches due to the contents of alimentary canal. 



Head cylindrical, flattened, truncated in front ; fontanelle distinct, 

 minute, situated just behind forehead ; labrum tongue-shaped, broad, 

 with pointed tip ; mandibles sabre-shaped, masticating edge irregularly 

 serrated; antennae 13-jointed, 2nd joint twice as long as 3rd; pronotum 

 saddle-shaped, anterior border distinctly indented in the middle ; apical 

 joint of tibia with 3 spines at tip. 



Length of body 5,50-6,00 mm. 



Length of head with mandible 3,06 mm. 



Length of head without mandible 1,94 mm. 



Width of head 1,16 mm. 



Width of pronotum 0,31 mm. 



Length of pronotum 0,75 mm. 



Worker. — Head pale brown, abdomen whitish. Head sparingly 

 pilose ; abdominal tergites densely provided with hairs. 



Head round ; basal portion of clypeus markedly swollen, half as 

 long as broad, anterior border straight, posterior border convex ; 

 fontanelle indistinct; antennae 13-jointed, 2nd joint longer than 3rd; 

 pronotum saddle-shaped. 



Length of body 4,10-4,50 mm. 



Width of head 1,09 mm. 



Width of pronotum .. .. 0,69 mm. 



Habitat. — Ambon, Moluccas ; collected by Mr. Kanehira, date 

 unknown. 



