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parallel branches. A few irregular, faint veinlets are more or less distinct 
between radius and mediana. Styli absent. 
Soldier (nasute). Length to the tip of the rostrum 4*5—-5 mm. Head 
dark castaneous, the rostrum darker, almost black, with reddish tip ; 
about 1*8 mm. long, 1*1 mm. broad. Posterior part rounded, rostrum 
somewhat stout, in a plane with the front surface of the head. Antennæ 
of 13 segments, the 3rd distinctly longer than the 2nd or 4th. Prono- 
tum narrower than the head, saddle-shaped, the anterior lobe short, much 
elevated, darker than the posterior portion, slightly lobed in the middle. 
Abdomen ovate. Styli absent. 
Worker. 5'5 mm. long. Head not so dark as in the soldier, 1*4— 
1*5 mm. broad, suture pale and well defined. Antennæ of 14 short seg¬ 
ments, the 3rd a little longer than the 2nd. Epistoma pale, prominent. 
Pronotum with anterior portion elevated, lobed in the middle. Mesonotum 
nearly as broad as the pronotum ; metanotum broader. Abdomen large 
ovoid, pale, the intestinal contents visible. Hind legs reaching nearly to 
the apex of the abdomen. 
New Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, 12. I. 1901. (No notes were 
given upon the habits.) 
The soldier of this species somewhat resembles in size and colour 
T. magnus Eboggatt of Australia, but the antennæ of the latter are lon¬ 
ger, and have 14 segments the 4th of which is subequal to the 3rd. 
The imago of magnus has much broader wings. 
Termes (Eutermes) gracilirostris n. sp. 
Soldier (nasute). Length to the tip of the rostrum 3—3*5 mm. 
Head ochraceous, light yellowish-brown, about 1*5 mm. long, less than 
0*9 mm. broad, rounded behind, narrowed in front, 
with long, slender rostrum which is in a plane with the 
front surface of the head. Antennæ of 12 segments, the 
3rd a little longer than the 2nd, or nearly equal to 
it, and more slender; 4th nearly as long as the 3rd, 
but broader; or of 13 segments, the 3rd nearly as 
long as the 2nd, but longer than the 4th which is 
short and more or less rounded. Pronotum much nar¬ 
rower than the head, saddle-shaped, the anterior por¬ 
tion short, elevated, with nearly entire border. Abdo¬ 
men elongate ovoid, the dorsal plates light umbrinous. Styli absent. 
Worker. 3*5—4 mm. long. Head ochroleucous, rounded. Antennæ 
short, of 14 segments, the 2nd longer than Hie 3rd which is short; or 
Fig. 5. Term es gra¬ 
cilirostris n. sp.— 
Head of Soldier. 
