OBSERVATIONS ON SOxME SOUTH AFIUCAN TERMITE.S. 497 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES XXV-XXXV, 



Illustrating Mr. Claude Fuller's paper, " Observations on 

 Some South African Termites." 



PLATE XXV. 

 Calotermes durbanensis Hav. 

 Fig. 1. — X 5. Tunnellings and chambers in dead wood, in vertical 

 ■sections at right angles to each other. 



Hodotermes transvaalensis sjj. h. 

 Fig. 2. — x -j\j. Hive-cavity with shelving removed. 

 Fig. 3. — x f. Fragment of wall of hive-cavity. 

 Fig. 4. — x 2. A separated carton column for supporting shelving. 

 Figs. 5 and 6. — Nat. size. Fragments of shelving showing inclines 

 and columns. 



Fig. 7. — Nat. size. Soil fragment perforated by a foraging gallery. 



Termes swazias sjj. n. 

 Fig. 8. — x h. Large fungus-garden (120 mm. across) viewed from 

 the side. 



PLATE XXVI. 

 Hodotermes transvaalensis sp. n. 



Fig. 1. — X yV. Vertical section of hive-cavity with two vertical 

 shafts. 



Figs. 2, 2a. — X ^V. Long and cross vertical sections of a large 

 gallery-pocket. 



Fig. 3. — X j^. Vertical section of pile of grass-lengths weighted 

 down with soil, covering mouth of gallery. 



Fig. 4.— X }. Moundlet of earth particles. 



Figs. 4a, 46, 4c. — x j. Cores or tubes of moundlets like fig. 4. 



Fig. 5. — x y^. Moundlet with simple core partly exposed by wind. 



Fig. 5rt. — x Jg. Core of moinidlet shown in fig. 5. 



Hodotermes viator [Latreille). 



Figs. 6, '6a, 6b. — x |. Vertical sections of moundlets of excreta 

 pai'ticles with tubular extensions of gallery (F. W. Petty). 



Fig. 7. — x ^. Vertical section of chambered moundlet covered with 

 l^ieces of vegetation (F. W. Petty). 



