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The Philippine Journal of Science 
1920 
anterior border of anteclypeus broadly rounded; antennae 17- 
jointed, first joint elongate, cylindrical, second joint more than 
twice as long as third which is the smallest, fourth joint shorter 
than second ; pronotum saddle-shaped, much narrower than head, 
anterior border entire. 
Length of body 
Width of head 
Width of pronotum 
Luzon, Laguna, Paete, March 6, 1917. 
Remarks. — The present species is very closely related to Odon- 
totermes denticulatus, from Singapore. It differs from the latter 
in having the head and thorax a little larger in the case of 
the soldier. 
Genus EUTERMES Muller 
Eutermes (Hospitalitermes) hospitalis (Haviland). Plate 3, fig. 19; 
Plate 4, fig. 12. 
Termes hospitalis Haviland, Journ. Linn. Soc. London 26 (1898) 437, 
pi. 25, figs. 83-86 (Sarawak and Singapore). 
Soldier. — Head, thorax, and abdomen dark castaneous, tip of 
rostrum somewhat paler; antennae uniformly yellowish brown; 
coxa, trochanter, and femur isabelline, tibia and tarsus amber- 
colored. Head and thorax hairless ; anterior border of pronotum 
provided with a series of short hairs; abdominal tergites spar- 
ingly beset with microscopic hairs. 
Head pear-shaped, sides somewhat constricted in front; ros- 
trum slender, its upper surface making a marked curve with 
that of head; antennae 14-jointed, third joint more than twice 
as long as second, fourth joint slightly shorter than third, fifth 
to ninth joints elongate, subequal in length; other joints grad- 
ually decreasing in length, inverted-cone-shaped, apical joint 
oval; mandibles with slender, pointed apical portion; pronotum 
saddle-shaped, anterior border elevated, not bilobed ; legs slender, 
exceedingly elongate. mm 
Length of body 4.50 
Length of head, with rostrum 1.80-1.87 
Length of head, without rostum 1.25 
Width of head 1.15-1.18 
Width of pronotum 0.66 
Worker ( the larger form). — Head dark castaneous, thorax 
and abdomen somewhat paler ; anteclypeus and labrum brownish 
yellow; antennae and labial palpi uniformly isahelline; coxa, 
3.50-4.00 
1.35 
0.69 
