TERMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN REOION. 
moderately large, narrowed at the base, widest in the middle, broadly 
rounded in front, yellow, witli numerous setae. Antennae (hig. 129) 
14-]ointed ; 1st joint large, nearly twice as long as wide ; 2nd half 
as long as 1st ; 3rd shorter than 5th ; 4th shorter and narrower 
than 3rd ; 6th to 14th very long ; 3rd rarely shorter than 4th. 
hontanelle linear, nearly as long as postclypeiis, very narrow. 
Thorax (Fig. 128). Pronotum nearly truncate in front, Avith the 
extreme margin slightly raised, sides rounded, posterior margin 
broailly roundeil and without emargination. Posterior margin of 
meso- ami metanotum deeply and acutely notched. 
Wha/H (Figs. 208, 209). Padius and radical sector dark broA\m ; 
only base of media dark, remainder \mry imlistinct but discernible 
to its extremity by a row of minute setae along its course ; cubitus 
Avith about nine branches in the foreAving ami from nine to twelve 
in the hindAving, all but the six or seven proximal ones very indistinct. 
Membrane Avith numerous minute setae, chiefly on A^eins, and densely 
covered Avith micrasters. Fore and himlAvings of about equal size. 
Legs. Slender ; claws long and slender. 
Abdomen. Short, })arallel on the sides, bluntly ])ointed at the 
apex ; cerci small. 
M eas ur erne Ids . - - mm. 
Length AAuth Avings . . . . . . . . 7'50 
,, Avithout AAungs .. .. .. . . 4*00 
Head, to apex of labrum, long . . . . . . 0’86 
,, to clypeofrontal suture, long .. .. 0'52 
,, Avide . . . . . . . . . . 0 *76 
Pronotum, long . . . . . . . . . . 0‘34 
,, Avide . . . . . . . . 0 *59 
Wings, long . . . . . . . . . . 6‘40 
,, Avide . . . . . . . . . . 1 •70 
Tibia iii, long .. .. .. .. .. 0’74 
Abdomen, Avide . . . . . . . . . . 0'85 
()UEEN. 
Total length, 6 ‘50 mm. ; abdomen, Avide, 1’40 mm. 
Soldier. 
Colour. Head raAV sienna, clypeus and irons Sanford's broAvm ; 
labrum hyaline Avith ochraceous area in middle. 
Head (Fig. 130).— Shagreened, with scattered setae aboAm and on 
sides, more numerous on irons and especially near fontanelle ; short 
and Avide, truncate in front, Avidest behind antennal fossae, slightly 
narroAveil posteriorly to the nearly truncate hind margin ; frontal 
process dark, very small, hardly projecting beyond the irons ; 
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