AHT. 20. SOME NEW AMERICAN TERMITES SNYDER. 13 



In America there are six described species of Cnjptotermes: C . 

 ''{Calotermesy hrevis Walker of Florida (Key West and Miami), 

 Cuba, and Central and South America; C. eavifrons Banks of 

 Florida; the very peculiar and characteristic infumatus Banks of 

 Texas; and three species from Panama, all recently described by 

 Banks (1919), namely: bret'icolUs, dudleyl, and longkolUs; longi- 

 collis is described from the soldier caste alone. 



According to Holmgren (1910), '^ Calotennes'' 'posticus Hagen, 

 from the West Indies, and " Calotermes " soUdus Hagen, habitat un- 

 known, also may belong to the genus Gryptotermes. Banks, how- 

 ever, considers posticus to be a Kidotermes. 



Within both the genus and species there is considerable variation 

 in the wing venation and size and shape of the antennal segments 

 of the winged adult. 



Species of Cryptotermes are very destructive to the interior wood- 

 work of buildings and furniture. They are able to live in dry wood 

 and penetrate wood directly. They do not live in the ground. 



CRYPTOTERMES ROSPIGLIOSI, new species. 



Winged a^wZ?'.— Head castanoous, with a darker area between the 

 eyes, lighter at front just behind post- cly pens. Head quadrangular, 

 rather than elliptical, longer than broad, not as sharply narrowed 

 at base as in Cryptotermes hrevi? Walker, few scattered short hairs. 

 Tips of mandibles black. Labrum large, broadly rounded at front, 

 with short pubescence on tip. Compound eye large, not quite round, 

 nearly reaching to the antennal socket, separated from lateral mar- 

 gin of head by a distance less than its diameter; ocellus large (hirger 

 than in C. hrevis), elongate, pointed at apex, at right angle to and 

 close to the compound eye. 



Antennae stout, longer than head, with 16 segments, slightly 

 darker than the legs, pubescent, segments gradually become longer 

 and wider toward apex ; basal segment cylindrical, elongate ; second 

 clavate, elongate, longer than third, second and fourth subequal; 

 third to fifth as broad as long; sixth slightly longer; seventh to 

 ninth more elongate; from tenth on elongate and clavate; last seg- 

 ment narrower and oval. 



Pronotum where broadest, near the base, slightly broader than 

 head, approximately twice as broad as long. Anterior margin 

 slightly concave, narrow, posterior margin nearly straight; lateral 

 margins with fairly long hairs, longer than in C hrevis. A black 

 dot anteriorly on each side. Pronotum rounded off more sharply 

 at base than in C. hrevis. 



Abdomen, especially at end, with scattered but fairly long pubes- 

 cence ; ventral surface pale ; cerci not prominent. 



Legs, except tibiae, pale yellow, tibiae slightly darker. 



