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had lost their wings except one. These termites were sent by A. 



E. Bush, from San Jose, California. 



On August 12, 1915, M. Chrisman found K. 

 Jiuhhardi damaging the rafters supporting the 

 roof of a large adobe house built 25 years ago, 

 near Redington, Arizona, elevation 2,750 feet: 



Rafters 8 to 10 inches diameter to support heavy dirt 

 roof; house built ell-shaped between wings roofed over by 

 heavy bridge timbers, dirt roof, 15 years; flood timbers 

 carried 50 miles in muddy water. Termites winged speci- 

 mens commenced to emerge July 11, 1915; numbers caught 

 by tanglefoot. 



SWARMING. 



K. hubhardi swarms in July ^ in Arizona. E. 

 A. Schwarz collected winged adults flying July 

 7 near Tucson; M. Chrisman, near Redington, 

 on July 11, 1915, elevation 2,750 feet; George 

 Hofer; in Sabino Canyon, at light, June 20, July 

 10, 11, 12, 13, and 22, 1918. In 1919 Hofer col- 

 no. 67.-KALOTERMES HUB- Icctcd wiugcd adults flying to light in Sabino 

 BARDi. entr.^xce HOLES .vND Cauyou ou Junc 30, July 8, 14, and 28 (with K. 



ROYAL CELLS OF FIRST FORM, -vl, 1 A j.r>o Ai'.Lj^l 



rmnor) ; later alone on August 28. Alter the 

 swarm or short flight new colonies are estab- 

 lished by the colonizing adults, and usually 

 after the loss of the wings has occurred. 

 On October 10, 1913, M. Chrisman fomid incipient colonies near 

 Redington, Arizona, with the adults excavating galleries in a broken- 



COLONIZING PARENT ADULTS 

 IN DRY WOOD OF A DEAD COT- 

 TONWOOD TREE, Tucson, 

 ARIZONA, May 12, 1917; NAT. 



SIZE. 



Fig. 68.— Kalotermes hubbardi. Koyal cells or incipient colonies founded by first form, 

 colonizing parent adults in dry wood of a dead cottonwood tree, tucson, arizona, may 



12, 1917; NAT. SIZE. 



ofl" Cottonwood limb: "no bark on side limbs; first attacks near butt; 

 now working toward small end." There were young in the galleries, 



J In 1919 adults were collected flying in Sabino Ciinyon from June 30 to August 28. 



