TERMITES PROM THP: AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
to clistiiiguisli tliem from the more typical microtricliia with which 
they are generally associated. In recording localities ’■ (lerman New 
(Ininea ” is used to denote the former (lerman territory on the Neu 
(Ininea mainland. 
1 am indebted to Professors Nils Holmgren, Vngve Sjostedt, 
8. F. Light, Mr. \V. W. Kroggatt, and the authoiities of the South 
Australian and West Australian Museums for tlie opportunity of 
examining types and co-types of other authois, and to the first- 
named for the examination of specimens and the gift of literature 
not otherwise accessible to me. Professor Silvestri s assistance in 
the identification of south-west Australian species not re.|)resented 
in the A\'est Australian Museum is gratefullv acknowledged. Mr. J . A . 
Kershaw, Curator of the National Museum of ^ irtoria, has facilitated 
the preparation of this paper in every possible manner ; his 
co-operation has been whole-hearted and indispensable, and is 
acknowledged with gratitude. I thank Mr. -1. ( lark and many 
other correspondents for the patience and labour they have ex- 
pended in procuring sjiecimens for study, and i\Ir. Ewen jMackinnon 
for very kindly prejiaring the photomicrograjihs of wdngs. 
B.--THE TP^RMITE FAUNA OF NEW tUTlNEA, NEW BRITAIN, 
NEW IRELAND, NEW HEBRIDES, AND SOLOMON ISLANDS. 
8o little attention has been jiaid to the termite fauna of New 
(fuinea and the islands referred to in this jiayer that little advantage 
is to be gained from a discussion of the distribution of genera and 
species within these possessions or from a coni})arison with the 
fauna of the Australian continent ; it may be mentioned, however, 
that of the seven genera recorded fi'om the first grouj) of localities 
six are well represented in Australia. The remaining genus {Cwpri- 
termes), which is rejjresented in Formosa, India, Africa, and 8outh 
America, has not been recorded from this continent. On the other 
hand, of the thirteen genera re^jresented in Australia Mastotermes, 
tStolotermes. Porotermes, Lmcotermes , Parrh inotermes. PI am Hermes , 
and Ahamitermes are not known from New (luinea and the above- 
mentioned islands. 
List of termites from New Ouinea. New Lritain, New Ireland, 
New Hebrides, and Solomon Islands, including thirteen new species 
described in this paper : — 
