REVISIOIS" OF NEARCTIC TERMITES. 



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scarcely as long as width, of head, teeth not very large, two subequal 

 ones on the right mandible toward base, left mandible with four 

 teeth, one toward outer fom-th, a minute one at its base, and two small 

 ones near basal third. Gula slender, its middle not one-half as wide 

 as apical part. Pronotum plainly less than twice as broad as long, 

 little narrowed behind, anterior margin deeply angularly emarginate, 

 the lateral portion rounded and minutely dentate, posterior margin 



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Fig. 19.— 1. Kalotermes texanus. Dorsal view of head and prothorax of soldier, showing 

 arrangement of marginal teeth on mandibles and antennae. x 40. 2. kalotermes simpli- 

 cicoRNis. Dorsal view of head and prothorax of soldier, x 40. (Note simple third joint of 



ANTENNAE.) 



slightly evenly concave. Legs short, femora much swollen, body and 

 legs with scattered very short, fine, white hair. 



Length, 8.5 mm. (Fig. 19, 1.) 



One soldier from. Chalk Bluff, Texas, May 5 (Snyder), 



Winged form unknown, 



Tyye, soldier.— Cat. No, 21859, U.S.N.M. 



