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Annual mating concourses of termites and true ants _______--------------- 
Breeding habits of the kelep 
Size of the kelep colonies 
Population of kelep nest the same throughout the season 
Only one type of worker ________- boo Sp ee Ne PS 
Kelep colonies not hostile ______- Be ee ME oe GENO oy nape ee ee eS 
Males continuously present 
Queens inactive 
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Queens carried by workers 
Division of a colony 
Colonies found without queens 
Replacing a queen 
Types of social organization among insects 
The termite society 
Explanations of worker caste 
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The ant society 
The bumblebee society 
The honeybee society 
The kelep society 
The driver society 
Ambiguous use of the term ‘‘ swarm ”’ 
Determinateand imdeterminate colonies 9)-- 25-222 22 22552.) 2 2 eee ee 
Complete socialization of the kelep ____-__--._--_-----_---------- Fen ee ee 
Doctor Ashmead ’s new classification of the Poneridee 
Synopsis of subfamilies of Poneride 
Synopsis of tribes of Ponerinze 
Synopsis of tribes of Pachycondylinze 
Habits of Poneride 
Temporary brood cells of the kelep 
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Use of fibers in construction 
Stinging habits of the kelep 
Harmlessness of the kelep to man 
Adaptability of kelep organization to agricultural purposes 
Summary 
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