TERMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
M'ings (Figs. 163, 164) .^-Stumps of forewiiigs a little larger than 
those of hindwings, densely setaceous, sutures straight. Radius 
and radial sector dark and setaceous to the extremity ; the first 
seven or eight branches of the cubitus very dark, all veins distinct 
to the wing-border ; membraiie covered densely with minute 
micr asters. 
Lei/s. -Moderately long and stout; tibiae much darker than 
femora ; claws and tibia! spurs very long and slender. 
dhdomeM. - Nearly cylindrical, bluntly rounded at the apex, 
moderately setaceous. Cerci short and very broad. 
Me.asure?nenfs. 
mm. mm. 
Length with wings .. .. ^ 10 ‘00 9 
,, without wings .. .. 5'40 9 
Head, from base to apex of labriun, long . 
,, from base to clypeofrontal suture, long 
,, wide 
Fronotum, long 
,, wide 
AVings, forewings, long 
„ _ wide 
,, hindwings, long 
,, ,, wide 
Tibia iii, long . . 
11-00 
5-88 
1- 19 
0-68 
1-00 
0-40 
0- 74 
8-25 
2 - 10 
7-75 
2-20 
1- 50 
Holhier. 
Co/oRr.- Head Sanford’s brown (ochraceous tawny in young 
specimens), darkest in front; anteclypeus hyaline; labrum orange 
rufous ; thorax and abdomen clay colour, legs slightly paler. 
Head (Fig. 32). Long and narrow, nearly twice as long as 
mandibles, widest at posterior fourth, slightly narrowed to the base 
of the mandibles, with a few long and short setae. Antennae 
(Fig. 33) 13-jointed ; the 2nd joint long and narrow, distinctly longer 
than 3rd ; 3rd shortest of all, as wide as 2nd ; 4th and 5th equal, 
markedly longer than 3rd, globose. (Ada at narrowest part one-hfth 
as wide as head. 
Thorax. Fronotum a little more than half as wide as head, the 
anterior margin bent up and slightly emarginate in the middle ; 
anterolateral angles rounded ; posterior margin broadly truncate! 
Mesonotum half as wide as head, ])osterior margin similar to that of 
pronotum. Metanotum a little wider than mesonotum, the posterior 
margin broadly rounded. 
