TERMITES FROM THE AUSTRAIHAN ]{E(J1()N. 
Soldier. 
Very hkt L. fer ox, apparently differing only in liaving 17-iointed 
antennae. 1 he :frd joint of the antenna is shortest of all, as is 
geneially, nut not always, the case in Kroggatt’s species. 
M emurements . — ■ 
d’otal length 
Head, to apex of mandibles, long 
,, wide 
Fronotuni, long . . 
,, wide 
mm. 
4 '50 
2 '4-5 
0'8-5 
0'-51 
0'68 
Worker. 
Similar to L. ferox, but having 16-jointed antennae. 
Mmmremenls. 
Head, base to apex of labrum, long . . . . 1-14 
,, base to clypeofrontal suture, long .. .. 0'74 
” •• •• .. .. .. O'Ol 
l^ronotum, long . . .. .. .. 0-;54 
” wide .. .. .. 0 - 5 P 
Tibia iii, long . . . . . . . . . . 0'6i 
Locality. — (Queensland : Rockhampton. 
Described from a small series comprising one deiilated imago, 
one soldier, and several workers and first-form nymphs. Collected 
by Mr. Charles Barrett (10.10.24). 
Types (imago, soldier and worker) [iresented to the National 
Museum of Victoria by the collector. 
Heterotermes platyceph ALUS Froggatt. 
Rroc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. xxl, 1800. Desneux, (Jenera 
Insectorum, 1004. Holmgren, Kungl. sv. vet. Handl. Bd. 40, 
No. 0, 1011. Mjoberg, Arkiv. for Zoologi, Vol. xii., No. 15, 1020. 
This species lias been referred to the genus Leucotermes by the 
authors referred to above. The type series appears to have been 
lost and no other specimens are known in Australian collections. 
