AKT. 14 TERMITES FROM AMAZON BASIN — SNYDER 31 



MeasiireTiients. — 



Length of entire worker, 4.70-5.02 mm. (Average 4.70.) 

 Length of head, 1.40-1.65 mm. 

 Width of head, 1.25-1.35 mm. 



N. (/V.) pilosus Snyder is a dark colored species with tergites of 

 abdomen hairy, and the worker is large and dark; N. {N.) cayennae 

 Holmgren, var. atriccps Holmgren seems to be close but the descrip- 

 tion is very meagre. 



Type locality. — Cachuela Esperanza (Beni liiver), Bolivia. 



Described from a series of soldiers collected with workers at the 

 type locality in March, 1922, by W. M. Mann. 



Type, soldier.— Cat. No. 27654, U.S.N.M. 



Other known species of N asutiterines which were collected are : 



NASUTITERMES (NASUTITERMES) BRAZILIENSIS Holmgren 



Ixiamas, Bolivia, December, 1921 (soldiers and workers). 



NASUTITERMES (NASUTITERMES) CHAQUIMAYENSIS Holmgren 



Tumupasa, Bolivia, December, 1921 (soldiers and workers). 



NASUTITERMES (NASUTITERMES) CORNIGERA Motschulsky 



Cachuela Esperanza (Beni liiver), Bolivia, March, 1922 (Queen 

 soldiers, and workers) ; Cachuela Esperanza (Beni Eiver), Bolivia, 

 March, 1922 (soldiers and workers) ; Huachi, Beni, Bolivia, Septem- 

 ber, 1921 (queen, soldiers, and workers) ; Pluachi, Bolivia, Septem- 

 be, 1921 (winged adults, soldiers, and workers) ; Huachi, Bolivia, 

 September, 1921 (soldiers and workers) ; Ivo, Bolivia (soldiers and 

 workers, G. L. Harrington, Col. damaging book) ; Reyes, Bolivia, 

 October, 1921 (soldiers and workers, M. R, Lopez) ; Reyes, Bolivia, 

 November, 1921 (deiilated male adult, M. R. Lopez) ; Rio Colorado, 

 Rio Beni, Bolivia, September, 1921 (queen, soldiers, and workers) ; 

 largest queen 26.50 mm. in length and 6.00 mm. in width) ; Rio Colo- 

 rado, Rio Beni, Bolivia, September, 1921 (soldiers and workers) ; 

 Rosario, Bolivia, November, 1921 (soldiers and workers) ; Rurrena- 

 baque,^" Beni, Bolivia, November, 1921 (winged, queen, soldiers, and 

 workers) ; Rurrenabaque, Beni, Bolivia, October 1921 (winged, sol- 

 diers, and workers) ; Rurrenabaque, Beni, Bolivia, November, 1921 

 (queens, soldiers, and workers) ; Rurrenabaque, Beni, Bolivia, Octo- 

 ber, November, 1921 (queens, soldiers, and workers) ; Rurrenabaque, 

 Beni, October, 1921 (soldiers and workers) ; San Bueno Ventura, Rio 

 Beni, Bolivia, December, 1921 (soldiers and workers). 



"iV. (iV.) corni(jera Motschulsky, except tho more common 2V. (V.) cphratae Holmgron, 

 was Ibe most common species collected by this expedition, and at Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, 

 it appears to have been most numerous. This termite constructs carton " nigscrhoad " 

 nests in trees, but also lives in logs, stumps, etc. 



