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cosmopolitan through commerce. Strict enforcement of quar- 
antine laws will prevent much of such distribution. 
Recent systematic work on termites is giving us concise rec- 
ords on distribtuion. Reticulitermes flavipes Kol. is found to 
occur only in the eastern portion of the United States. Leuco- 
termes tenuis Hagen of America includes three other distinct 
species. Neotermes castaneus Burmeister is a definite species of 
restricted distribution. 
May I not make a plea for a more thorough survey of the 
distribution of termites in Hawaii and the collection of speci- 
mens of soldiers with winged forms, if possible! Such speci- 
mens can be placed in alcohol and sent to the United States 
National Museum. Such a survey may enable us to better 
determine the status and relationship of Hawaiian termites. 
A description of the soldier of Neotermes major Snyder is 
appended. 
Neotermes major Snyder. 
Soldier.—Head light castaneous-brown, darker anteriorly, broad, but 
longer than broad, fairly flat, but slightly arched, area of epicranial 
suiure slopes to anterior and is slightly depressed, head with seattered 
long and short hairs. Width of gula at front nearly three times width at 
center. 
Eye spot purplish, elongate (2 mm. long) slanting. 
Labrum yellow-brown, broader than long, rounded and with long hairs 
at apex. 
Mandibles black (reddish brown at base), fairly stout, slenderer and 
ineurved at tips; left mandible with two sharp, pointed teeth at middle 
and a basal molar; right mandible with one sharp, pointed tooth at mid- 
dle and basal molar. 
Antennae light castaneous-brown, 16 segments, pubescent; third seg- 
ment elongate, clavate, nearly as long as fourth and fifth segments to- 
gether. 
Pronotum yellow-brown, darker rim at anterior margin, broader than 
head, deeply roundedly concave at anterior margin, corners high ante- 
riorly, sides roundedly narrowed to posterior margin, latter is slightly 
emarginate; with scattered long hairs. 
Legs with tibiae swollen. 
Abdomen yellow-brown, with long hairs. 
Measurements: Length of entire soldier, 10.5+ (?) mm.; length of 
head with mandibles, 4.9-5.20 mm.; length of head without mandibles 
(to anterior), 3.30 mm.; length of left mandible, 1.70 mm.; length of 
