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XVI. Termites m captivity in England. By George 

 D. Havilano, M.A., and Davjd Shakh, M.A., 

 F.R.S., etc. 



[Read October 21st, 1896.] 



It will be recollected that at the meeting of the Society 

 on June 5th, 18P5, I exhibited on behalf of Mr. G. D. 

 Haviland, who had brought them to England from 

 Singapore, two societies of Termites in glass tubes. 

 These small associations survived for a considerable 

 period — very different in the case of the two species, 

 however; and as there are some points of interest in 

 connection with them, Mr. llaviland has kindly put 

 tosrethor notes of his observations. The association of 

 Calolermes domesticus was, however, in my charge 

 during most of the time it existed. [D. S.] 



Calotermcs artocarporum [n. sp.]. 



* "The specimens were found by a native collector in 

 Sarawak in the dead stump of a Champadak or Jack- 

 fruit tree {Artocavpus integrifolia). He brought back a 

 log of wood full of them about the middle of September, 

 1894. Some individuals were mounted and sent to Dr. 

 Sharp. 



" September 23rd the log of wood was split open and 

 a search made for the queen ; neither the queen nor any 

 winged forms were discovered, but a king was found. 

 Many of the individuals, including two or three soldiers, 

 were put in a pudding dish, with plenty of wood, and the 

 dish was covered with glass. At first they were kept 

 damp witb moist cotton wool, but a peculiar fly became 

 plentiful under the glass, so the damping of the cotton 

 wool was given up. They were also at first protected 

 from ants by placing their dish in water, but this 

 protection was found unnecessary and was given up. 

 They united the pieces of wood together by earthen 

 walls derived from proctodeal discharges, thus protecting 

 themselves from dry air and light. Generally, however, 



* The parts in inverted commasarefurnished by Mr. Haviland. — D.S. 

 TRANS. ENT. SOn. LOXD. 1896. PART IV. (DEC.) 



