. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. SOUTH AFRICAN TERMITES. 65 An analysis of 20 fore and 25 liind wings gave Radius Avith four offsets .> ,, five „ „ seven „ » „ eight „ ,, nine Fore wings. Hind wings. 0 . 1 0 . 6 1 12 (•) . 6 It . 0 4 . 0 Not inf reqnenth- (20 per cent.) the media possesses a sector tliat extends in a straight or sinuous course to the apex of the wing; when this is present the cubitus is restricted ; when absent, the cubitus is more extended. Termes natalensis Hnv. The
. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. SOUTH AFRICAN TERMITES. 65 An analysis of 20 fore and 25 liind wings gave Radius Avith four offsets .> ,, five „ „ seven „ » „ eight „ ,, nine Fore wings. Hind wings. 0 . 1 0 . 6 1 12 (•) . 6 It . 0 4 . 0 Not inf reqnenth- (20 per cent.) the media possesses a sector tliat extends in a straight or sinuous course to the apex of the wing; when this is present the cubitus is restricted ; when absent, the cubitus is more extended. Termes natalensis Hnv. The simple radius may exhibit well-defined inner branches or sectors which curve shortly to the apex of the wing. When present the number varies from 1 to 4. The pseudo-media may be practically simple, that is, with a furcate tip in the apex of the wing; more frequently it possesses 1 to 3 strong inner branches which are simple or erratically subdivided. In 18 wings before me, 6 have the pseudo-media with one, 6 two, and 6 three such branches. In 31 wings where the pseudo-media was found more or less branched, the first branch originated before half the length in 8, at half in 18, and beyond half in 5 cases. In one of these wings two branches originated before half the length. The inner margin of this wing is supported by the branches and the subdivisions of the pseudo-media and the offsets of the cubitus. In order to ascertain whether there was any degree of consistency in the number of points at which the margin was so supported, 12 wings were examined with the following result: VOL. 4, PART 1,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Council. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : Council of the Natal Museum
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