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Schmidt, R. S., 1955, pp. 344-356. (Africa, 

 Apicotermes nests important ethological 

 material.) 

 1955a, pp. 157-181. (Idem, evolution nest 



building.) 

 1958, pp. 76-94. (Africa, Apicotermes trd- 

 gdrdhi, evolution of nest-building, most 

 primitive lack wall perforations, shagreen, 

 internal arrangement cellular.) 



Skaife, S. H., 1955, pp. 1-134. (South Africa, 

 Amitermes atlanticus mound nests 2 ft. 

 high, 25 to 50 years old.) 



Vishnoi, H. S., 1955, pp. 143-144. (India, 

 Odontotermes obesus, royal cell with un- 

 usually large openings.) 

 1955a, p. 291. (India, Odontotermes obesus 

 mounds.) 



Weidner, H., 1955a, pp. 201-207. (Africa, 

 Angola, nest of Apicotermes machodoen- 

 sis, n. sp.) 



Weidner, H., in Schmidt, H. (Ed.), 1955b, 

 pp. 82-120. (Nests, Tropics, phylogeny 

 Apicotermes nests; nests in temperate re- 

 gions, tubes.) 



NUTRITION 



Alibert, J., i960, pp. 4205-4206. (France, 

 Kalotermes flavicollis trophallactic ex- 

 changes between sexual and larvae in 

 young and more aged colonies.) 



Bready, J. K., i960, pp. 43-44. (U.S., studies 3 

 kinds microorganisms that interfere with 

 termite diet. Methods eliminating proto- 

 zoa, fungi, and bacteria — latter with anti- 

 biotics.) 



Gay, F. J., Greaves, T., Holdaway, F. G., and 

 Wetherly, A. H., 1955, pp. 1-60. (Aus- 

 tralia, food preferences.) 



Henry, T. R., 1958, p. 45. (Canal Zone, Pan- 

 ama, eat lead, thrive on arsenic.) 



Lund, A. E., 1960a, pp. 40, 42, 44. (U.S., 

 studies relationship termites and fungi. 

 Reticulitermes jlavipes and virginicus 

 capable attacking sound yellow pine. Nu- 

 tritional needs. Degrees compatibility spe- 



cific fungi with termites, some have defi- 

 nite antagonistic influence.) 



Pence, R. J., 1956b, pp. 238-240. {Reticuli- 

 termes hesperus prefers black dyed 

 wood.) 

 1957, pp. 44, 58. (Stucco and cement di- 

 gested by Reticulitermes hesperus?) 



Schmidt, H., 1956a, pp. 1 15-125. (Organs and 

 biology nutrition.) 



Skaife, S. H., 1955, pp. 1-134. (South Africa, 

 Amitermes atlanticus, eat decayed stems 

 plants, cow pats, decayed wood, 20,000 

 termites devour 500 times own volume in 

 one year.) 

 J 957> PP- 373-39°- (South Africa, Kalo- 

 termes durbanensis prefers newsprint pa- 

 per.) 



Tracey, M. V., and Youatt, G., 1958, pp. 70- 

 72. (Australia, cellulase and chitinase in 

 two species of Australian termites.) 



OBITUARY 



Anonymous, 1960^ p. 46. (Karl Hassler, 1898- 



1960.) (Fumigation to control termites in 



U.S.) 

 Bullock, T. H., 1947, pp. 483-484. (S. F. 



Light, 1 886-1947.) 

 Conklin, E. G., 1951, pp. 433-434. (Harold 



Heath, 1868-1951.) 

 Cronin, J. E., i960, p. 25. (Hermann von 



Schrenk, 1873-1953.) (Experiments on 



soil poisons and wood preservatives.) 

 Pemberton, C. E., i960, pp. 332-333. (Otto 



Hermann Swezey, 1 869-1959.) 



1960a, pp. 182-185. (Otto Hermann Swe- 

 zey, 1 869-1959.) (Notes on termites in 

 Hawaii from 1914-1954.) 



Snyder, T. E., Graf, J. E., and Smith, M. R., 

 1961, pp. 68-73. (William M. Mann, 

 1 886-1960.) (Collected termites on expe- 

 dition to Tropics, described new termi- 

 tophiles.) 



Snyder, T. E., Wetmore, A., and Porter, 

 B. A., (1959) i960, pp. 1231-1232. (James 

 Zetek, 1886-1959.) (Termite tests in the 

 Canal Zone, Panama.) 



PARASITES 



Buchli, H., i960, pp. 1320-1321. (France, ec- 

 toparasite Antennopsis gallica on Reticuli- 

 termes lucifugus, santonensis, out of 20 

 young colonies, 15 are dead 11 to 13 

 months after foundation.) 



1960a, pp. 3365-3367. (Madagascar, Anten- 

 nopsis grassei parasite on Neotermes am- 

 plus, N. desneuxi, and Glyptotermes 

 longiceps, also on eggs.) 



