TERMITES EROM THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
AVorker. 
Colour. — Head buff yellow, with a dark reddish spot at the 
articulation of the mandibles ; remainder whitish. 
Head. — Almost hemispherical, flattened behind the clypeus. 
Postclypeus large, convex, straight in front, convex behind, divided 
axially by a distinct suture. Anteclypeus long, similar in shape to 
that of soldier. Labrum large, convex, widest in the middle, rounded 
in front. Antennae short and stout, 13-]ointed, the 3rd joint 
shortest and narrowest. 
Fronotum. — As in soldier, but with paler and finer setae. 
Legs. — As in soldier. 
Abdomen. — Long and slender, with scanty, pale coloured, short 
setae. 
Measurements . — mm. 
Total length . . . . . . . • . . 3 ' 64 
Head, to apex of labrum, long . . . . . . 0'97 
„ to clypeofrontal suture, long .. .. O’ 68 
,, wide . . . . . • • • . . 0 '85 
Pronotum, long . . .. 0’17 
,, wide . . . . . • . . 0*40 
Tibia iii, long .. .. .. •• . 0’51 
Locality. — Papua ; 30 miles south-east from Port Moresby 
(G.F.H., 22.7.22). 
Described from numerous soldiers and workers taken in a rotten 
log with Calotermes {Gryptotermes) gulosus, n. sp. 
Affinities. — This species is very distinct from any other hitherto 
described from the Australian or Oriental Legions. 
Types (imago, soldier and worker) in the National Museum of 
Victoria. 
Microcerotermes eroggatti, n. sp. 
Plate V., fig. 165 ; Plate VITL, fig. 166. 
Imago. 
Differs from M . umbritarsus , n. sp. in its smaller size and in 
having the head and body a shade lighter in colour (more reddish) ; 
eyes and ocelli smaller, the latter more distant from the former ; 
pronotum very similar, but the posterior margin truncate ; meso- 
and metanotum more hairy and the posterior margin less deeply 
emarginate ; wings smaller, slightly paler in colour and with different 
micrasters (cf. Figs. 163 and 164 with Figs. 165 and 166). 
