SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. I43 



BIOGRAPHY 



Cronin, J. E., 1959, pp. 1-257. (U.S., Hermann 

 von Schrenk, 1 873-1953, botanist, plant 



pathologist, pioneer in American wood 

 preservation, timber engineer.) 



BIOLOGY 



Anonymous, 1959, pp. 17-19. 



Arora, G. L., and Gilotra, S. K., 1959, pp. 

 247-255. (Pakistan, biology Odontotermes 

 obesus, common termite of Hoshiarpur 

 damages clothes, wooden articles, grass, 

 sugarcane, trees, both subterranean and 

 mound builders. Royal cell in center 

 above ground level during rainy months 

 but to depth 1 ft. in winter and spring. 

 Workers and soldiers in ratio 97.5% to 

 2-5%. Queen secretes large quantity fatty 

 liquid. Swarm once a year after first 

 heavy shower, middle July at night. 273 

 eggs laid per 15 minutes, laid during 

 rainy months.) 



Banerjee, B., 1956a, pp. 203-204. (Royal 

 chamber in mound Odontotermes rede- 

 manni (Wasmann).) 



Brock, P., i960, p. 15. (Canada, Toronto, 

 popular account habits and damage, some 

 statements debatable.) 



Bruce, E. L. Co., 1961, pp. 1-8. (U. S., how 

 to build out termites in wood joist and 

 slab construction and continue protection 

 after construction by low-cost Terminix 

 Insured Protection Contract.) 



Buchli, H., 1956, pp. 131-143. (France, in 

 Reticulitermes lucijugus and subspecies 

 santonensis there are 2 instars of undif- 

 ferentiated young, the origin of all of the 

 different castes, caste differentiation due 

 to extrinsic factors. Well-fed young 

 acquire pads at 3d instar and develop to 

 winged reproductives at the 9th. Poorly 

 fed young regress to workers, pseudoer- 

 gates, lose nymphal characters, mature at 

 9th instar, but continue to molt, can be- 

 come apterous reproductives. Nymphs of 

 7th instar become neoteinic brachypterous 

 reproductives. Worker caste beyond 3d 

 instar can become apterous reproductives, 

 if possess reserve of fat body. Neoteinics 

 can survive in spite of presence of normal, 

 functioning, imaginal king and queen, 

 ectohormonal inhibition not present in 

 Reticulitermes?) 

 1956a, pp. 395-401. (France, development 



cycle in Reticulitermes.) 

 1958, pp. 264-429. (France, Reticulitermes 

 lucijugus and subspecies santonensis, egg 

 to adult, longevity castes, alimentation, 



neoteinia, pseudoergates, inhibition 

 theory, caste determination.) 

 1960b, pp. 308-315. (France, observations 

 on mating behavior Reticulitermes lucij- 

 ugus^) 

 1960c, pp. 494-499. (France, first mating 

 and fecundity of a young primary queen 

 of Reticulitermes lucijugus santonensis?) 



Calaby, J. H., 1956b, pp. 111-124. (Distribu- 

 tion and biology genus Ahamitermes.) 



Calaby, J. H., and Gay, F. J., 1956, pp. 19-39. 

 (Distribution and biology genus Copto- 

 termes in Western Australia.) 

 1959, pp. 211-223. (Australia, aspects of 

 distribution and ecology.) 



Carasso, M., 1959, pp. 21-24. (U. S., Panama, 

 habits, nest.) 



Chhotani, O. B., 1959, pp. 43-44. (India, 

 Kalotermes beesoni, injures banyan, 

 Ficus.) 



Clement, G., 1956a, pp. 148-153. (In labora- 

 tory Sahara Anacanthotermes ochraceus, 

 egg laying 44 days after gallery dug; 

 nymphs reach stage 4 in 1 month; 1,000 

 individuals after 1 year; soldiers appear 

 after 1 year from worker in stage 5, 

 1 soldier for 100 individuals.) 



Coaton, W. G. H., 1958, pp. 1-112. (South 

 Africa, hodotermitid harvesters life cycle, 

 flights, nest, feeding.) 



Collins, M. S., 1958, pp. 423-424. (U.S., 

 differences in toleration of drying and 

 rate of water loss between Reticulitermes, 

 Kalotermes, Neotermes, Cryptotermes.) 



I 959> PP- 34 J -35 2 - (U.S., Florida, survival 

 time and rate of water loss during drying 

 of 9 species — Kalotermes, 3; Crypto- 

 termes, 2; Neotermes, 1; Reticulitermes 

 3. Large size Neotermes and Kalotermes 

 jouteli facilitates survival, activity leads 

 to more rapid water loss. Unlikely that 

 Cryptotermes and Kalotermes snyderi 

 survive by maintaining high humidity 

 in galleries, but can subsist in dry sur- 

 roundings on water released from oxida- 

 tion of food, rate water loss very low. 

 Reticulitermes hageni has lowest moisture 

 requirements of eastern subterranean 

 group, R. flavipes highest. Survival times 

 varied from average 4 to 6 hours for 

 Reticulitermes to 15 days for Crypto- 



