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VOL. 130 



ratio of lignin to cellulose indicates cellu- 

 lose of wood used by termites has been 

 largely degraded, while lignin remained 

 largely unchanged.) 



Ghidini, G. M., 1938c, pp. 261-267. (Function 

 of spongy lignin in nests of Metatermi- 

 tidae.) 



Gr.\sse, p. p., and Joly, P., 1941, pp. 57-62. 

 (Walls mounds Amitermes evuncifer 

 nearly pure earth, walls larval chambers 

 45.6% organic matter; walls mounds 

 Cubitermes sp. and Bellicositermes na- 

 talensis nearly pure earth.) 



Griffith, G., I93<S, pp. 70-71. (Analysis soil 

 of mounds different parts Uganda, agri- 

 cultural value.) 



HoLDAWAY, F. G., 1933, pp. 160-165. (Com- 

 position of different regions of mounds 

 (walls and nursery) Etttermes exitiosus 

 in 3 different regions Australia, soil anal- 

 ysis 5 mounds — cellulose, lignin, etc., in- 

 ner wall chosen for laboratory timber 

 tests since its variability in organic con- 

 tent and bulk were more suitable.) 



KoFoiD, C. A., and Bowe, E. E., in Kofoid, 

 1934, 2d cd., pp. 534-539. (Resistant 

 woods.) 



OsHiMA, M., 1919, pp. 3>i-]'ii^, lX]-nA- 

 (Frontal gland acidulous secretions Cop- 

 totermes jonnosanus soldier dissolves lime 

 mortar, pp. 337-338; analysis resistant 

 woods of Formosa — sesquiterpene alcohol 

 and tectoquinone, pp. 341, 347-374.) 



ScHiFF, H., 1858, pp. 109-110. (Nests, Java.) 



ScHUBEL, K., 1912, pp. 303-310. (Earthen 

 tubes of Eutermes nwnoccros.) 



Sherrard, E. C., and Kurth, E. F., in Kofoid, 

 1934, 2d ed., pp. 554-563. (Resistant 

 woods.) 



Shrikhande, J. G., and Pathak, A. N., 1948, 

 pp. 327-328. (Termite galleries.) 



Snyder, T. E., 19350, p. 56. (Analysis pellets 

 Cryptotermes brevis, mostly lignin, cellu- 

 lose digested.) 

 1948, pp. 63-64, 153. (Analysis pellets 

 Cryptotermes brevis, mostly lignin, cellu- 

 lose digested, pp. 63-64; chemical ex- 

 tractives in wood, p. 153.) 



Snyder, T. E., and Zetek, J., 1924. (Shelter 

 tubes, Coptotermes niger — siliceous ma- 

 terial, lignin, p. 16; Nasutitermes ephratae 

 shelter tube mostly lignin, siliceous ma- 

 terial practically absent, p. 20; shelter 

 tube Microcerotermes arboreus siliceous 

 material, lignin with no evidence of 

 cellular structure present as was present 

 in lignin in Coptotermes tube, p. 21; all 

 tubes from Panama.) 



Stumper, R., 1923, pp. 409-411. (Chemical 

 composition nests of Apicotermes occultus, 

 Africa.) 



TiHON, L., 1946, pp. 865-868. (Chemical 

 analysis termites as food, rich source pro- 

 tein, value of 100 grams being 560.52 

 calories, high potassium and phosphoric 

 acid, low in sulfates, oil high acidity.) 



CHEMICAL WARFARE 



Anonymous, 1933, pp. 8-9. (Termite secre- 

 tions used in warfare by insects.) 



Emerson, A. E., in Allee et al., 1949, pp. 425- 

 426. (Secretions by Rhinotermcs and 

 Nasutitermes.) 



Hingston, R. W. G., 1928, pp. 717-725. 

 (India, Eutermes bijormis, sticky clear 

 fluid from beak of soldier for defense.) 



McLachlan, R., 1878, p. xii. (Termcs tri- 

 ncrvius and ripperti head secretions.) 



Snyder, T. E., I926f, pp. 533-534. (Evolution 

 of frontal gland, from primitive to spe- 



cialized termites, as an organ of defense — 

 a sticky white secretion exudes from the 

 tube, very effective against insect ene- 

 mies.) 



I935e> PP- 29-31. (Evolution of frontal 

 gland, from primitive to specialized ter- 

 mites, as an organ of defense — a sticky 

 white secretion exudes from the tube, 

 very effective against insect enemies.) 



1948, pp. 34-36. (Protective secretions from 

 frontal gland.) 



COLD, See TEMPERATURE 

 COMMUNICATION 



Emerson, A. E., 1929a, pp. 722-727. (Dis- 

 cussion by Kemner, disagrees with Emer- 

 son on communication by vibration 

 strata.) 



Fuller, C, 1915a, pp. 329-504. (South Africa, 

 calling attitude of females Termes na- 

 titlensis, latericius, and vulgaris on grass 

 stems by violently agitating their wings.) 



