TERMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
Leqs. - Moderately long and slender, Avith scanty very short ]>ale 
setae. 
Abdomen,. — lAirge, with very short and fine setae. 
Aleasurenients.- -- min. 
Total length . . . . • • • • 4 • 00 
Head, to apex of labruni, long . . . . 0’90~0‘98 
,, to clypeo frontal suture, long .. .. 0*68 
,, wide .. .. •• 0’84 
Pronotum, long .. .. •• 0'25 
,, wide . . . . • • • • 0*56 
Tibia iii, long .. .. 9*62 
J^oGality.- AAorth Queensland : El Arish (type locality), Meringa 
(F. H. Taylor). 
Described from a small colony taken in a dilapidated termitarium 
on 10.11.24. One alate imago was taken at a lamp in the last-named 
locality in December. 
Types (imago, soldier and worker) in the National Museum of 
^uctoria ; paratyjies in Mr. Taylor’s collection. 
Oenns Mirotermes Wasmann. 
List of desciil)ed Australian Mirotermes : — 
S|)('ci('s. 
1 
Locality. 
J)cscril)(ul ( 'iistos. 
Iimiigo. Soldier. | Workei'. 
Mirotermes Irisiformis ( Krogn;.) 
New South Wales 
X 
x| 
xt 
, /rraepeloii Silv. 
South-west Australia. . . 
X=-.= 
X 
X 
■mdvilleiisis (Hill) . . 
Northern Territory 
X* 
xt 
X 
,, (Hill) 
Northern Territory 
Xt 
xt 
X 
,, froggalti (UWb 
Northern Territory 
xf 
xt 
X 
,, liarrisi Mjdb. 
North Queensland 
X 
xt 
X 
,, maiilnn, Mjdb. 
North Queen.sla.nd 
xt 
X 
,, Mjfib. 
North Queensland 
xt 
xt 
X 
„ alleiii M\l)h. 
North Queensland 
xt 
X 
,, broomeosis Mjdb. . . 
North-we.st Australia. . . 
xt 
X 
,, aluritsis Mjdb. 
North Queensland 
xt 
, septeutrionalis. n. s]>. 
Northern Territory 
X* 
,, iiijreqiieiis. n. s]). . . 
South-west Australia . . 
X* 
X* 
X* 
,, ijuadrafns, ii. s]>. . . 
Northern Territory 
X* 
,, sunteri. ii. sp. 
Northerti Territory 
X* 
X* 
,, bunksieusis, n. sj). 
Hiinks Island (Torres 
X* 
X* 
X* 
„ orbus, n. s]>. 
ImLT clJ t ) 
Northern Territory 
X* 
X* 
X* 
,, occvltiis, n. sp. 
Northern Territory 
X* 
t Tyi)i' nr co-types exaiiuncd. 
I 92 ] 
* Described in tliis paiM'r, 
