TEKMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
than long, conical, pointed at apex, where there is a group of 
short setae. Mandibles very long and slender, nearly straight 
to near the tips, very little widened at the base, the inner 
margin serrate. Antennae 13-jointed ; the 2nd about one-half as 
long as 1st and much narrower ; 3rd shortest of all ; 4th longer and 
wider than 2nd, a little longer than 5th ; 5th to 8th about equal in 
Iraigth ; 9th to 11th a little shorter ; 12th as long as 2nd, 13th a 
little longer. 
Thorax. -Ihonotum with anterior one-third elevated and with a 
slight notch in middle ; anterolateral angles produced ; sides rounded 
to the posterior margin, which is slightly sinuate ; the margin with 
a scanty fringe of moderately long pale setae. Meso- and metanotum 
broadly rounded and fringed as in pronotum. 
Ije.fjs. — Short, femora moderately stout, with scanty setae. 
A Widest across the middle, ])ointed at the apex ; with 
scattered ])ale setae. Cerci small. 
Measurem,ents.- 
mm. 
3’otal length 
5-00 
Head, with mandibles, long 
.. 2 -40-2 -50 
wide 
0-85 
,, deep 
.. 0-57-0 -62 
Mandibles, from external articulation, long 
1-08 
Pronotum, long 
0-34 
5) wide 
0 '57 
Tibia iii, long 
0-62 
Worker. 
Colour.- Head ochraceous orange, clypeus and labrum paler ; 
vertex, thorax, legs and antennae light ochraceous buff ; a dark 
ferruginous spot at the articulation of the mandibles. 
Head. A\ idest at the antennal fossae, narrowed slightly to the 
broadly rounded posterior margin, with very few setae. ‘ Clypeus 
similar to imago, hve-eights as long as wide, with four setae near 
anterior margin ; anteclypeus large, the anterior margin slightly 
produced m the middle. Labrum short, broad and strongly convex, 
widest at the jiostenor third, with eight to ten moderately long setae 
towards the apex. Antennae 13-jointed ; the 3rd joint shortest and 
narrowest. 
2Aomx.-Pronotum similar to soldier, but with fewer setae. 
Le^rs.— Short and moderately stout ; with scattered setae. 
Abdomen. Lather slender, narrowed at the base, bluntly pointed 
widr^Tru^^ ^ Cerci small, 
wide at the base, apical joint slender. 
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