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$ 3-5 mm. long, black, llie face, orbits of the eye and antennae basally 

 reddish brown to testaceous, legs, mandibles, palpi and sternites of the 

 abdomen (extending on to the tergite of the 2nd segment laterally and 

 the posterior margin of the following segments) Inteous. 



Described from 19 females and 7 males ' v ype, allotype 

 and paratypes), reared at Buitenzorg, Java, from pupae of 

 Dacus ferrugineus in fruits of Capsicum, by P. van der Goot, 

 10.8.18. Types in collection H. S. P. A. Exp. Sta., Hono- 

 lulu. 



A New Species of Immigrant Termite from the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



BY ZMASAMITSr OSJIIMA. 



Of the Institute of Sciesice, Government of Formosa. 



In the following is given the record of an immigrant ter- 

 mite, which first appeared in Honolulu in 1913 and lia> suc- 

 ceeded in becoming firmly established there. Specimens were 

 forwarded to me by Mr. D. T. Fullaway, Entomologist of the 

 Hawaiian Board of Agriculture and Forestry. According t<» 

 his information, it is doing considerable damage in the city of 

 Honolulu, completely honeycombing wood-products and wood- 

 work. It does not build mounds like many tropical species, but 

 makes its nest in or near the ground, using a considerable 

 amount of soil; it forms very large colonies; it. builds cuvercd 

 passage-ways wlien it comes to the surface. 



]^o doubt these are characteristic of the termites grouped in 

 the genus Coptotermes, most formidable pests in wooden struc- 

 tures. After examining the specimens, I came to the conclu- 

 sion that the present species is new to science, related very 

 closely, however, to Coptotermcs fonnosanus Shiraki, from 

 Japan and Formosa. Up to the present, there is no record 

 with regard to the occurrence of Coptotermes in the Hawaiian 

 Islands. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe that it has 

 been introduced from South America or the Orient, as sug- 

 gested by ]\Ir. Fullaway. 



Proc. Haw. Entom. Soc. IV, Xo. 2. June, 19.20. 



