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lected and no soldiers or possibly nasuti have been found with these 

 adults in the same colony. 



SWARMING 



J. D. ]\litchell collected a large number of winged adults of this 

 termite at Victoria, Texas, on July 8, « 1907. E. S. Tucker collected 

 adults as far north as Clinton (Hunt County), Texas, in June. 



D. C. Parman has collected this species at Uvalde, Texas. On 

 July 5, 1916, h^e described a large swarm which occurred from 2 to 4 

 p. m. A. tuhiformans Buckley swarmed at the same time and the flight 

 is described in detail under that species. On June 25, 1917, Parman 

 again collected A. (?) perplexus swarming at Uvalde. His field 

 notes are: 



A heavy rain (5 inches) fell last night, the first since May 7. The clouds are light 

 and light sprinkles of rain are occasionally falling at 9 a. m. At this time a few ter- 

 mites were observed flying; at 9.15 during a light sprinkle of rain a large swarm passed 

 the insectary, lasting about five minutes. At 9.25 scarcely a specimen could be seen 

 on wing; few specimens taken from foliage, ground, and Tabanid tent; in alcohol. 



June 29. No other flight has been observed to date. A light rain fell yesterday, 

 June 28, p. m. 



Temperature during flight about 75° F. Maximum for June 24, 98° F. ; minimum for 

 June 25, 68° F. Flight was with the wind (SE. to XW.); light air to light breeze. 



Other winged adults in the collection of the United States National 

 Museum have labels that read: "San Diego, Tex., 31, 5," 1895, E. A. 

 gchwarz; Brownwood, Texas, winged adults, July 16, 1891, L, F, 

 Bickford; "Olivia, Tex., VH, 19, 1907; J. D. MitcheU, collector." 



These records indicate a wide distribution in Texas, from Clinton 

 in Hunt County, near the Oklahoma line, to San Diego in Duval 

 County, not far from the Mexican border, and to Olivia in Calhoun 

 County, on the Gulf of Mexico, west to Uvalde. 



AMITERMES (?) CONFUSt'S Banks. 



For taxonomy see pp. 65-66. 



Tills termite, like ^. (?) iMrplexus Banks, is well named. It in- 

 habits Arizona and Texas. Only winged adults have so far been 

 found. There is also doubt as to this species' proper generic position. 



SWARMIXG. 



In Arizona, H. G. Hubbard collected flying adults at Fort Grant, 

 "9/7"; Hubbard and Schwarz at Oracle, July 2; Biederman at Flor- 

 ence; F. H. Snow in the Santa Rita Mountains, in June, elevations 

 5,000 to 8,000 feet; at Higley, July 30, 1917 (Wheeler); Black Dike 

 Prospect, Serritas (Lutz and Rehn), Serritas, July 25-29, 1917 (Lutz 

 and Rehn). In Texas, Prof. W. M. Wheeler collected adults flying 

 in June and Juty, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County. 



Nothing else is known of the habits of either Amitermes ( ?) per plexus 

 or confusus Banks. 



