CONTENTS. 



Part I.— TAXONOMY. 



Page. 



Introduction 1 



General structure 2 



Historical summary' 4 



Classification 5 



Distribution 6 



Distri'hution by states 7 



Species liable to be introduced 8 



Nomenclature 8 



Systematic position of Nearctic termites 9 



SjTiopsis of familes and subfamilies 10 



Table of Anierican Termitoidea 10 



Key to families and subfamilies 10 



Description of subfamilies, genera, and species 11 



Subfamily Termopsinae 11 



Genus Termopsis Heei 11 



Key to species 11 



Termopsis angusticollis Hagen 11 



Termopsis nevadensis Hagen 13 



Termopsis laticeps Banks 15 



Subfamily Kalotermitinae 16 



Key to genera 16 



Genus Kalotermes Hagen 16 



Key to species 17 



Kalotermes occidentis Walker 18 



Kalotermes marginipennis Latreille 20 



Kalotermes approximatus, new species 22 



Kalotermes schvrarzi, new species 22 



Kalotermes jouteli, new species 25 



Kalotermes minor Hagen 26 



Kalotermes hubbardi, new species 28 



Kalotermes texanus, new species 29 



Kalotermes simplicicornis, new species 32 



Genus Neotermes Holmgren 32 



Neotermes castaneus Burmeister 32 



Genus Crj^totermes Banks 35 



Key to species 35 



Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks 35 



Cryptotermes infumatus, nev/ species 38 



Subfamily Rhinotermitinae 39 



Key to genera 39 



Genus Prorhinotermes Silvestri 39 



Prorhinotermes simplex Hagen 39 



Genus Reticulitermes Holmgren 42 



Key to species 43 



Reticulitermes hageni, new species 44 



Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar 45 



