TKKMITES EKOM 'PHE Al^STKAUAX KE(;IOX. 
Measurements. - iiim. 
Total length .. .. .. o* 00-5 '50 
Head, \vitli mandibles, long .. .. 2'40-’2’67 
without mandibles, long .. .. l‘6o 1 HO 
,, to apex of labrmn. long . . . . 1 ‘88-1 ‘00 
wide . . . . . • . . 1 ‘08-1 ‘14 
dee]) .. 0 ‘85-0 ‘00 
Antennae, long . . . . . • • • 1 ‘oO 
Ih'onotnm. long .. .. •• 
,, wide . . . ■ ■ • 0‘62^ 
Tibia iii. long .. .. •• 0‘68-0‘74 
Worker. 
Colour . — (lenerally yellow ochre to ferruginous in the lai;ger 
form; postclypeiis same colour, or a little lighter; Irons whitish. 
In the smaller form the head is generally chestnut brown, wdth 
pale head sutures and clypeus of the same colour as the remaindei 
of head. In both forms the labrmn is clay colour and the articulation 
of the mandibles reddish browui. 
Head. Broadly rounded behind, nearly ])arallel on the sides 
to the base of the mandibles. C'lypeus markedly convex, divided 
axially by a distinct suture, the lobes verv prominent. Antennae 
Id-jointeil ; the basal joints segmented as in the imago. 
Measurements. 
Total length 
Head, long 
,, wide 
Pronotnm. wide 
Tibia iii. long 
mm. mm. 
Liu'se form. Small form. 
4-40 .. :H40 
1-19 .. 0-85 
0-97 .. 0-74 
0‘57 .. 0‘51 
0 -57 . . 
Localitti. New Britain ; Beining District ((i.F.H., lU.b.22). 
Described from a series of imagos. soldiers and workers from a 
flattened, black, woody termitarinm, 8 inches high. 17 inches long, 
and 12 inches wide, constrncteil on the ground m dense ]imgle on 
hill-side. About one-half the nest was buried in loamv soil and 
leaf-mould from which it was easily removed intact. 
itfinities This species is closely allied to M . Jro(tfi<(ttt. n. sp. 
•imf ■ / hiroi. From the former it is distinguish ed by the characters 
;'kwred to in the discussion following the descnption i.t the new 
dn'ls more fiirv liel.l Mul darker aiiteimae and palpi. Ilie 
are verv difficult to separate from t lose ol .1/ hm>,. ivlnel, 
“e S erallv a little smaller arid liave the sides of head more nenrh 
