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Localities. — This is one of the commonest species in Formosa. 

 Holmgren has recorded it from Hongkong {Ransonet coll.), 

 Bangkok (Ransonet coll.), Canton, and Fotschau and Nawa 

 from the Loochoo Archipelago {Iwasaki coll.). Recently I col- 

 lected specimens at Amoy, China. 



Remarks. — As this species agrees with Termes vulgaris Havi- 

 land in habits and in characters, except dimensions of body and 

 wing, I, at one time, regarded it as identical with the latter. 

 I now learn from Holmgren that the species is distinct from T. 

 vulgaris; therefore, the specific name first given by Shiraki must 

 stand. 



Genus CAPRITERMES Wasmann 



Subgenus Capritermes Holmgren 



13. Capritermes (Capritermes) nitobei (Shiraki). 



Eutermes nitobei Shiraki, * Trans. Ent. Soc. Jap. (1909), 2, 238; 



Oshima, * Report Term. I (1909), 40. 

 Eutermes longicornis OSHIMA, * Zool. Mag. Tokyo (1910), 22, 411; 



* Report Term. II (1911), 9; Nawa, * The Insect World (1912), 16, 



18, PI. 1, fig. 6. 

 Capritermes nitobei OSHiMA, * Report Term. Ill (1912), 82, PI. 1, 



figs. 9, 14, PI. 2, figs. 4, 5. 

 Capritermes sulcatus Holmgren, Annot. Zool. Jap. (1912), 8, 130. 



Localities. — Type specimens preserved in the Institute of 

 Science, Government of Formosa, are from Maruyama, Formosa. 

 In addition to the types, I have collected specimens at Kuraru and 

 Kusukusu, Formosa. 



Genus EUTERMES Muller 



Subgenus Eutermes s. str. Holmgren 



14. Eutermes (Eutermes) takasagoensis Oshima. 



Eutermes takasagoensis OsHiMA, * Report Term. Ill (1912), 86, PI. 



1, figs. 4, 12, PI. 2, figs. 1, 23. 

 Eutermes {Eutermes) piciceps Holmgren, Annot. Zool. Jap. (1912), 



8, 132. 



Localities. — Kankao, Formosa (Oshima coll.; June 10, 1911), 

 Botel Tobago Island (Oshima coll.; June 16, 1911). Recently 

 Holmgren has recorded the species from Christmas Island and 

 Nawa from Ishigakijima, Loochoo Archipelago. 



15. Eutermes (Eutermes) parvonasutus Oshima. 



Eutermes parvonasutus Oshima, * Report Term. Ill (1912), 83, PI. 1, 



fig. 16, PI. 2, figs. 14, 28, 29. 

 Eutermes (Eutermes) watasei Holmgren, Annot. Zool. Jap. (1912), 



8, 134. 



