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mensis; the minute differences given break down in a large series; 

 adults have been taken with soldiers in both islands, so that there 

 can be no doubt that it is Rambur's species, moreover it appears that 

 Hagen's specimens were compared with Rambur's type. 



Bahamas: — New Providence Nassau, and Dry Key, 13 May; 

 Andros Isl., Mangrove Key; NichoU's Town, 14 May (A. M. N. H.). 

 Cuba. — Cayanias, 13 May (Schwarz); Cerro Cabras, 11 Sept. 

 (A. M. N. H.); St. Trinidad; and no exact locality (Osten Sacken). 



Nasutitermes lividus (Burmeister). 



Smaller throughout than N. ripperii, the color about the same ex- 

 cept that the pronotum is not or but little paler than the head; the 

 head not as dark as in N. ripperii, the ocelli are, in proportion, much 

 larger, near to the eyes, oblique and elongate, scarcely their length 

 from the front margin of the head, the tip of the labrum is rounded, 

 the pronotum is proportionally narrower across the front than in N. 

 ripperii; wing-scales short, the wing-membrane not noticeably hairy; 

 the head is more densely long-haired all over than in N. ripperii. 



The soldier is still unknown. 



A type in the Hagen collection from Port au Prince, Haiti, from the 

 Berlin Mus. (Ehrenberg), and many from Jeremie, Haiti (Weinland). 

 Cuba: — Cayamas, 12-18 May (Schwarz). 



Nasutitermes creolina, sp. nov. 



Type.— M. C. Z. 10,078. Paratype.— A. M. N. H., St. Thomas, 

 (Hagen coll.). Trinidad (Beebe coll.). Porto Rico. Vieques, 

 27 July (Craft, U. S. N. M.). 



Soldier.— Head red-brown, or a little darker, rest pale yellowish, 

 sometimes with traces o? brown, front margin of pronotum brown. 

 Head nearly circular, except for the nose which is short, hardly as 

 long as one half the diameter of the head, densely hairy all over above 

 and on the posterior sides, and down on the nose; most of the hairs 

 rather short. Antennae moderately long, third joint plainly much 

 longer than the second ; fourth shorter than the third, but longer than 

 the second; body and legs densely hairy. Length of head 1.8 mm. 



Differs from N. pilijrons in paler head, shorter nose, and hairy 

 posterior sides of head. It is probably what Holmgren records from 

 St. Thomas as E. acajutlae, if he had nasuti from there; however, his 

 adult from Central America is different, and different from what I 



