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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



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Cedar(s), Japanese, 21; red, eastern, 40; red, 

 western, 40 



Cellulase, in Australian termites, 35; Isoptera do 

 not secrete, 5; of protozoan origin, fermenta- 

 tion involved by hydrolosis of cellulose, 22 



Cellulose, digestion of, by Protozoa, 5, 22, 38; by 

 bacteria, 3, 5, 22; by fungi, 22; fermenting, 3 



Cement, clay base cement mounds, 9; digestion of, 

 22, 35, mounds, 9 



Centipede(s), 37 



Centrioles, protozoa, 37; function in reproduction, 

 38; movement chromosomes to, 38; unusual be- 

 havior, 37 



Ceratotermes , 33 



Cetonidae, green protea beede, scavenger, 51 



Ceylon, 11, 24, 49, 50, 60, 61; Hantana, 47 



Ceylonitermellus hantanae, 47 



Chaetotaxy, arrangement hairs, 33; alate, 33; 

 soldier, 33, 48; worker, 33 



Chafers, 50; Australian, 50; Scarabaeidae, Melo- 

 louthinae, 50 



Chambers, subterranean, 5 



Chemical analysis, 9, 30, 45; termite soil material 

 higher percent calcium plus magnesium and 

 higher pH value than topsoil or subsoil, 30 



Chemical change, earth ant hills, 27, 30 



Chemicals, fate of, applied to soils, plants and 

 animals, 46; high vapor pressure evaporate 

 more rapidly, 44; pressure injection for fine- 

 grained soil, 14; soaking or low-pressure in- 

 jection for coarse-grained soil, 14 



Chemonite, 53, 54 



Chilopods, centipedes, predators, 37 



China, 24, 36, 62; Hangchow, 27, 62 



Chitin, undenatured broken down, 22 



Chitinase in Australian termites, 35 



Chlordane, 11, 14, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 53; dust, 

 16, 45; emulsion, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 46; im- 

 proves growth, 13; in air habitations, 45, 51; 

 less persistent, 14; not ultrahazardous, 42, 51; 

 wood preservative, 53 



Chlorinated hydrocarbons, 15, 36, 43, 44, 45, 46; 

 as soil poisons, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52; deteriora- 

 tion rapid, 44; do not impair plant growth, 13; 

 effectiveness, 44; enter body, manner, 36; 

 granules, 42; oil solutions, 36; prevent attack, 

 46; suspensions, 15; toxicity, 43, 44; use, 

 danger in, 52; water solutions, 36 



Chlorinated naphthalenes, 55, 56; injury to catde, 



55 

 Chlorohepton or "Orkil," combination chlordane 



and heptachlor, soil poison, 42 

 Chlorophorin, iroko, African preservatives, 40 

 Chlorothion, 51 



Chordonotal organs, register vibrations, 46 

 Chromated zinc chloride, 54, 56; copperized, 57 

 Chromosomes, 16, 37, 38; factual analysis chro- 

 mosomal movement in protozoa, 37; haploid, 

 16; movement to centrioles, 38; protozoa de- 

 scription of, 38 

 Ciliates, 38; humus-feeder, 5; infusoria, 38 

 Cities, termite, tropical bush, 5 

 Classification termites. See Taxonomy 

 Clay(s), attapulgite, 16; base mound cement, 9, 

 3°i 345 inert, sorptive, as preventives, 9, 10, 11, 



16; montmorillonite, 16; soil nests chiefly clay, 

 34; upward transport, 30, 34 



Clearance from grade to timbers, 8; proper, 14; 

 real estate "clearance" should be replaced by 

 termite report, 10 



Climatization of nest by inhabitants, 34 



Coarctotermes brunneus, 49 

 clepsydra, 36 



Cobalt-60, 13; curies, 26; radioactive, 26 



Cockroaches, 5, 30, 38, 50; Cryptocercus, 5, 38; 

 development, 30; in colony, 50 



Coconut palms, damage to, 21; seedlings, 14 



Cocos nucifera, coconut, 14, 21 



Coffee plantations, 16, 21, 30; control, 16; dam- 

 age, 16, 21 



"Cold stupor," 50 



Collembola, springtails, 51 



Colonies, 6; age, 8, 35; aged, 35; experimental, 6; 

 formation, 3, 5, 6, 8; incipient, 8; increase 

 temperature of tree, 19, 20; initial, 8; labora- 

 tory, 39; life, 5, 39; size, 20; variation in, 8; 

 young, 35, 44; 



Colonizing termites, 15 



Colony foundation, 5, 27; by winged, 5, 27; part 

 of existing colony, 5 



Colorimetric analysis, 45 



Colorado, 27; Florissant, 28 



Commensal, infusoria, 38 



Concrete, dieldrin added, 12, 54; digested, 17; 

 dissolved, 18; foundations, 9; penetrated, 18; 

 reinforced caps, 10 



Concrete blocks, dispersion in, 11; drilled, 10; 

 foundation, 9, 10, 12; where to drill, 10 



Conidia eaten, 29 



Connecticut, 32 



Construction, 10, 11, 12, 15; pre-termite control, 



10, 11; post-termite control, 10, 11; relation- 

 ship infestation, 15; residential, 10, n, 12 



Construction timber, protection, 11 



Control, 7, 9-16, 45; Africa: Belgian Congo, 12, 15; 

 East 13; South, 11, 12; Tanganyika, 14; tropi- 

 cal, 14; Agriculture, U.S. Dept., 10, 15; America, 

 Western, North, 12; Australia, 10, 11, 12, 14, 

 16, West, 13; Austria, 12, 13, 16; baits, poison, 

 14; barriers, chemical, 13, 14; physical (struc- 

 tural), 13, 14; sand, 9; vapor, 9; Better Business 

 Bureau, National, how to judge, 10; biochem- 

 ical, 13; biological, 16; BRAB, National Re- 

 search Council, Acad. Sci., 9, 12, 15; Brazil, 14, 

 16; British Columbia, 15; British Common- 

 wealth, 12; builder cooperation with, g, 10, 11; 

 California, 11, 13, 14, 16 (Southern, 15); Calo- 

 termes ftavkollis, 12; Canary Islands, 13; Cey- 

 lon (Coconut Research Inst.), 11; chemicals, 

 16; clearance, proper, 10, 14; concrete caps, 10; 

 construction, residential, 11; cost, 13, 15; Czech- 

 oslovakia, 13; dampwood termites, 15; Defense 

 Dept., U.S., 9; drainage, 10, 14; drilling, 10; 

 drywood termites, 9, 11; dusts, poison, 11, 12, 

 43; Egypt, 11, 16; equipment directory, 9, 10; 

 equipment, how to choose efficient, 10, 13; 

 equipment maintenance, 9; even age stand 

 forest trees, 12; experiments on, 11; FHA, Min- 

 imum Property Standards, 10, 11, 13; Florida, 



11, 16; Formosa, Taiwan, 8, 11, 16; founda- 



