TERMITES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
Thorax (Fig. 149). - l^roiiotum wide, nearly as wide as head and 
similarly clothed ; anterior margin slightly sinuate, with extreme 
edge elevated and with indistinct emargination ; sides sloping to 
the markedly sinuate posterior margin ; a deep impression on either 
side of the median line just behind the upturned anterior border. 
Posterior margin of meso- and metanotum deeply emarginate. 
Wings (Fig. 215). Wing-stumps covering about two-thirds 
of their respective nota, base of veins distinct. Wings small ; radial 
sector noticeably darker than other veins ; inedia traversing the 
wing above the middle and joining the margin at the apex, simple 
or with two or three branches ; cubitus with ten to twelve branches, 
the first five to eight moderately distinct, all discernible to the 
border, the last sometimes with one or two branches. Membrane 
with or without mmute setae, generally present on forewdng and 
absent on hindwing ; micrasters very small and quite distinct from 
those of other species. 
Legs. — Short and moderately stout, rather densely clothed wdth 
long setae ; claws long. 
M easurements . — 
Length with wings . . 
„ without wings 
Head, to apex of labrum, long 
„ to clypeofrontal suture, long 
,, wide 
Pronotum, long 
,, wide 
Wings, long 
,, wide 
Tibia iii, long 
Abdomen, wide 
mm. 
7 
•50-8 
00 
3 
•70 4 
15 
0 
■80 0 
90 
0 
•42 0 
47 
0 
•08 (1 
71 
0-34 
0-59 
6*75 
1 
•65 1 
•76 
0-44 
0-90 
Locality. — Northern Territory : Koolpinyah. 
Described from specimens collected on the wing at sundown 
(G.F.H., 23.11.13). A few specimens of M. froggatti (Flill), or a 
very closely allied species, were associated with them. 
Affinities.- Distinguished from M. taylon (Hill) by slightly larger 
eyes, oval ocelli, 14-jointed antennae, much shorter and wider pro- 
notum, and from M. froggatti (Hill) by its smaller size, smaller eyes 
and ocelli and distinctly different pronotum. 
Type in the National Museum of Victoria. 
1608.— 8 
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