Two species ofMicrotermes(Isoptera, Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) from the Arabian Peninsula

Abstract
Microtermes yemenensis is described from the Yemen Arab Republic; it is confined to the mountains above 1000 m. The imagos of Microtermes najdensis Harris are described for the first time and revised descriptions are given of the soldier and worker castes; it is widely distributed throughout the Tihama and foothills up to 1000 m. These are the only known species of Microtermes in the Arabian Peninsula.