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25-5-1911. — "Mound on hillside in bushes/" (Assniuth.) 

 BoHiVLi Junglp: (Salsette Islaivd), 25-3-1911. — "In diy 

 tree-trunk completely hollowed out by termites." 



5-4-1911. — "Nest under bamboo shrubs on slope. Upper 

 height of nest (i.e., measured from highest point where mound anc^ 

 slope met.) l-25m. above ground, lower height more tham 

 2m. Exterior form and fungus beds as on photos 1 and 2.'" 

 (Assmuth.) 



5-4-1911. — "Nest with broad cupolas at foot of high Tar- 

 gola palm. Fungus beds as on photo 4 ; as, however, one Tennito- 

 xenia Assnudhi was taken ; I rather think the species to be the 

 common Termes ohesus. Also some other guests taken in the nest 

 point to the just mentioned species." (Assmuth.) 



5-4-1911. — " Termites under stone." (Assmuth.) 

 Aberrant form of a nest. 



Khandala, 1-5-1911. — ^" Pretty tall mound on slope, between 

 two trees. Interior of nest quite full of large and small stones., 

 hence most of fungus beds not conical as usual, but some flattened 

 out, others almost cubiform, their forms just fitting into spaces- 

 left here and there between stones." (Assmuth.) 

 Oclontotermes obesus b. 



Khandala, 2-6-1911. — "Nest on bank of Avater-course Avhicli 

 had dried up after monsoon ; river bank about 3 feet high. Upper 

 structure of nest consisting of several very low cupolas each com- 

 pletely separated from the other, the highest of them rising noli 

 more than 20 cm. above ground. None of the cupolas showed any 

 perforation, their surface was not smooth, but looked quite weather- 

 worn ; in all cupolas an amount of dry grass was found embed- 

 ded. (Cp. photo 5.) King as well as Queen found after long- 

 search, in cjuite unlooked-for place, about 1 m. from edge of bank 

 and 40 cm. below surface. Though interior of nest showed excep- 

 tionally large hollow^s, yet fungus beds contained therein very 

 small, looking rather like fragments than complete structures- 

 The roof of the beds is a continuous (with large cracks when 

 dried up), slightly convex layer pierced with a number of 

 small holes for the passage of termites (photo 6). Termitoxema 

 Assmuthi in nest which would suggest Termes ohems ; structure' 



