TEKMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
Wings (Figs. 188, 189). — Distinctly smaller and ]ialer than in 
M. parviceps (cf. Fig. 185) ; the micrasters smaller and fewer ; 
more like M. leai in gross appearance. 
Le^s.-^Short and moderately stout, with few setae on femora ; 
tibiae moderately setaceous ; tibial spurs and claws long and slender. 
Abdoinen.- Wong and narrow^ very setaceous. Cerci with short 
and wide basal joint and short, narrow apical joint. 
as'urements.— 
mm. 
Length with wings . . 
$ 
7-25; 9 
7 -75-8 -00 
,, without wings 
9 4 
•10-4-45; 9 
4 -56-4 -86 
Head, from posterior margin 
to apex of labrum. 
0-91-0 -97 
long 
,, from posterior margin to 
clypeofrontal 
0-62 
suture, long 
,, at and including eyes. 
wide 
0-80 
Antennae, long 
1-19 
Pronotum, long 
0-40 
,, wide 
0-62 
Wings, forewings, long 
,, ,, wide 
5-75-6-45 
1-53-1-71 
„ hindwings, long 
5-50-6-00 
„ _ „ wide 
1-60-1-70 
Tibia hi, long 
0-68 
Abdomen, wide 
1-00 
Queen. 
Total length, 23 ' 00 mm. ; abdomen, wide, 5 ' 00 mm. 
Soldier. 
Colour . — Head uniform Sandford’s brown ; mandibles very dark, 
nearly black ; thorax, legs and antennae clay colour. 
Head (Fig. 79). — Very long and narrow, parallel on the sides, 
very little narrowed to the articulation of the mandibles. Mandibles 
(Fig. 80) very short and moderately stout, a little more than half as 
long as the remainder of the head, only slightly curved, finely 
serrated, a very small but distinct tooth at the proximal third, 
sometimes obscured by labrum. Labrum short and wide, parallel 
on the sides, bluntly pointed at the apex, wdth a group of ten 
moderately large setae arranged in pairs, apparently constant. 
Clypeus with two pairs of hairs on the anterior half ; one pair on 
the anterior margin of the frons ; remainder of head with very few 
setae, (lula long and narrow, the narrowest part one-fifth as wide 
as head. Antennae (Fig. 81) 13-jointed, longer than mandibles ; 
4th and 5th joints equal, or 4th a little larger than 5th ; 6th to 12th 
more elongate ; 13th long and pointed. 
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