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is in San Diego County, at about the crest of one of the coast ranges 

 of mountains, near the International Boundary Line, at an elevation 

 of 3,500 feet. The vegetation where this termite was found consists 

 of cactus, Yucca, Agave, etc. 



Probably this species occurs in similar floral regions or life zones 

 in Lower California. 



In Arizona George Hofer collected soldiers and workers in Sabino 

 Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, on February 14, 1918, under 

 cow chips. 



This species is apparently similar in habit to AmUerraes wheeleri 

 Desneux of Texas. The soldier of this new species is distinct from 

 that of ivheeleri. 



The writer found colonies of this termite at Arrowhead Springs, in 

 San Bernardino County, California, on June 3, 1917. The foothills 

 of the San Bernardino Mountains have vegetation similar to that 

 found near the boundary line to Lower California — cactus (Opuntia), 

 Yucca and Agave, etc. — being somewhat similar to that of the 

 Arizona and California desert regions. There is also a dense growth 

 of Ceanotlms on the foothills. These colonies of A. californicus con- 

 sisted of workers and soldiers only and the soldiers were rare; they 

 were in between the lower rosettes of leaves and the dead flower 

 stalks of a narrow-leaved Spanish bayonet or Agave; the saw teeth 

 on the edges of the leaves are minute. 



Workers and young reproductive nymphs with short wing pads 

 of this termite were found under a low spreading plant of Ohamaesyce 

 polycarpa at the eastern end of Coyote ''Wash", on the Colorado 

 desert, in Imperial County, California, on March 29, 1919, by W. D. 

 Pierce. 



SWARMING.' 



George Hofer collected winged adults of this termite by lamplight 

 in Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, on June 20, 

 and on July 10, 11, 12, and 13, 1918. Kalotermes minor Hagen and 

 E. liuhhardi Banks also flew to the light on the same evenings. In 

 1919, Hofer collected adults flying on July 5, 14, and 28, at Sabino 

 Canyon, with A. arizonensis. 



A. californicus, therefore, is a nocturnal flying species. 

 References to biological or economic literature. 

 1916. Snyder, T. E. Bull. U. S. Dept. Agric. Xo. 333, p. 26, Feb. 16 (Hami- 



termes, species). 

 1919. Snyder, T. E. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 21, Xo. 5, pp. 97-104, May. 



AMITERMES (?) PERPLEXUS Banks. 



For taxonomy see pp. 63-65. 

 There is still some doubt as to which genus this species belongs; 

 it is confined to Texas. As yet only winged adults have been col- 



' In Sabino Canyon, Arizona, in 1919, A. californicus adults were collectsd flying from July 5 to 

 August 28. 



