TERMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN KEOION. 
(6) One brachypterous queen, soldiers, workers (two forms), 
and many larvae and nymphs ; from termitarium similar to (1). 
Xew Britain, near Rabaul ((l.F.FT., 6.6.22). The queen measures 
4 '80 mm. in length by 1 '42 mm. in width; head mummy brown 
shading to Dresden brown posteriorly ; ])ronotum, wing-pads, and 
tergites of abdomen Dresden brown ; frontal and transverse sutures 
very distinct ; eyes hyaline ; ocelli as in imago, antennae 14-jointed, 
the 3rd joint very short. 
Tvpes (imago, soldier, and worker) in National Museum of 
Victoria. 
Microc'erotermes repuonans, n. sp. 
Plate b, figs. 34-36. 
Soldier. 
Colour. Head Sanford’s brown, darkest anteriorly ; ante- 
clypeus hyaline ; labrum orange yellow ; mandibles dark reddish 
brown, neiirly black ; remainder of insect cream colour. 
Head (Fig. 34). — Long, slightly rounded on the sides, rounded 
behind ; with scanty, moderately large reddish setae, most numerous 
on postclv])eus. Mandibles (Fig. 3.o) comparatively short and stout, 
finely serrated excepting towards the base, where there is a prominent 
tootii on each mandible. Anteclyiieus short, anterior margin pro- 
duced in the middle. Labrum large, broad, with several large setae 
towards the apex. Antennae (Fig. 36) short and stout, 13-jointed ; 
the 3rd joint distinctly the shortest and narrowest ; 4th and 5th 
eipial, moniliform. 
Thorax. — Pronotum narrow, anterior margin raised, rounded in 
front, not emarginate ; anterolateral angles rather prominent 
posterior margin broadly rounded, without emargination ; mth 
scanty, moderately long and stout hairs, each side with a long hair 
near the anterolateral angle. Mesonotum a little narrower than the 
pronotum, the porterior margin less rounded and having a scanty 
fringe of moderately stout hairs. 
Lef/s.— Short and stout, with scanty, pale setae. 
Measuremenis. - 
Total length 
FTead, with mandibles, long 
,, wide 
„ deep 
Mandibles, long . . 
Antennae, long . . 
Pronotum, long . . 
wide 
Tibia hi, long 
1-71 
0-85 
0-62 
0-60 
0-91 
0-28 
0-45 
0-.57 
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