104 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII, 



Subfam. COPTOTERMITIN^, Holmgr. 

 Gen. COPTOTERMES, Silv. 



Coptotermes parvulus, n. sp. 

 Imago. — Not known. 



Soldier. — Closest to G. travians, Hav. ; on an average however 

 smaller, with relatively shorter and broader head. Submentum in 

 the middle considerably constricted. 



Length of body ... ... 3-5-4 mm. 



Head with mandibles ... 1-75-1-98 „ 



,, without „ ... 1-18-1-25 „ 



Width of head ... 1-06-M „ 



,, of pronotum ... •68-*72 ,, 



WoEKER. — Similar to that of 0, travians, but with broader head 



and narrower pronotum. 



Length of body ... ... 3*3 mm. 



Width of head 1-06 „ 



,, of pronotum ... ... '57 ,, 



Geograpliical Distribution. — Gujerat : Anand and Vadtal. 



Collector's Report : — 



Anand, 21-12-1911. — " Termites on trunk of tree, in tunnels like 

 those of No. 127 {Odontotermes Assmuthi, n. sp.). Nest itself at foot 

 of tree among roots, inaccessible. " (Assmuth.) 



Vadtal, 31-12-1911. — "In tunnels in dry fire-wood. The 

 tunnels of these termites were for the most part simply cut in the 

 wood just below the bark ; no inner lining (of earthy material) to be 

 seen." (Assmuth.) — Some Gojptotermes dwell in live trees ; these 

 species do not line their galleries. 



Note. — This species is well separated from the Bombay form, 

 C. Heimi Wasm., but is rather close to the Indo-Chinese G. travians, 

 Hav. 



Fam. METATERMITID/E, Holmgr. 



TERMES SECTION. 



Gen. ODONTOTERMES, Holmgr. 



Odontotermes ohesus, Ramb. 



Specimens from Bombay, Anand, Godhra, Vadtal, and Tuwa are 

 present. 



The soldiers vary rather considerably, in size, as previously stated. 



Collector's Report :— 



BoRiVLi JunCtLE, 1 3-1 2-1911 .— " Tj'-pical hillock-nest. Royal cell 

 in middle of mound, slightly higher than surrounding ground. 1 

 king and 1 queen taken. Nest abounding in guests : though hardlj^ 



