PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



VOL. 68 



Of these 39 species collected by Holmj^^ren representing the fami- 

 lies Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae, 21 genera are included; of 

 these genera, 12 are considered as subgenera by Holmgren. The 

 families are represented as follows : 



Termitidae — Continued. Species 



Nasiititermes — Continued. 



Divcrsltennes Holmgren- 1 



Vclocitermes Holmgren 1 



Constrictotermc.s H o 1 m - 



gren 1 



Anoplotermes (1. s.) Fritz 



Miiller 3 



Anoplotermes ( s . s . ) 



Holmgren 



Speculitermes Wasmann_ 



Cylindrotermes Holmgi-en 



Mirotermes (1. s.) Silvestri 



Mirotermes (s. s.) Was- 



mann 



Spinitermcs Wasmann 



Capritermes (1. s.) Wasmann 

 Neocaprilcrmes (s. s.) 

 Holmgren 3 



Rhinotermitidae: Species 



Leucotermes Silvestri 1 



Rhinotermes Froggatt 2 



Termitidae : 



Siintermes Holmgren 2 



Gornitermes (1. s.) Wasmann_ 3 

 Cornitermes (s. s.) Holm- 

 gren 2 



Lahiotermes Holmgren 1 



Armitermes (1. s.) Wasmann 4 



Armitennes (s. s.) Holm- 

 gren 2 



Curvitermes Holmgren 1 



Rhyncliotermes Holmgren 1 



Nasutitermes Banks (1. s.) — 17 

 Nasiititermes Holmgren 



(s. s.) 9 



StihuUtermes Holmgren 2 



Convexitermes Holmgren 2 



Rottinditermes Holmgren 1 



The genus Gylindrotermes was described by Holmgren and one 

 species only was found in Bolivia. Biological studies of the termites 

 of Bolivia and Peru were also made. 



The appended map (fig. 1) shows the route of the Nordenskioldi 

 Expedition, as well as that of the Mulford Exploration. 



During 1919, 1920, and 1924 Dr. Alfred Emerson of the Univer- 

 sity of Pittsburgh made collections of termites at the Research 

 Laboratory of the New York Zoological Society at Kartabo, Bartica 

 District, British Guiana. Through the kindness of Doctor Emerson, 

 I have been able to compare the termites collected by Doctor Mann 

 in Brazil and Bolivia with a fine series of Emerson's manuscript 

 paratypes (before publication). This comparison has enabled me 

 to avoid duplication, has revealed that many species were identical 

 and that the termite fauna of those portions of Bolivia traversed by 

 the Mulford expedition is closely related to that of the vicinity of 

 Kartabo, British Guiana. 



The ty\i(i species of termites from America in the Hagen collec- 

 tion located at the INIuseum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, 

 Mass., were also carefull}^ studied and doubtful species compared. 

 Thanks are clue to Dr. S. Henshaw and Mr. N. Banks for this 

 privilege and their helpful courtesy 



Detailed descriptions of the new species, redescriptions of some 

 known species, and lists of the species, giving castes collected, 

 locality and dates, follow herewith; these species are discussed 

 in their taxonomic or systematic order. 



