THE PHILIPPINE 



Journal of Science 



D. General Biology, Ethnology, 

 AND Anthropology 



Vol. XI NOVEMBER, 1916 No. 6 



A COLLECTION OF TERMITES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND§.f^onian J/Ts^x 



By Masamitsu Oshima / "^ ^;» \ 



(Institute of Science, Government of Formosa) y^ mf\l ~ ~ ■A 



TWO PLATES \ /#' 



The termite fauna of the Philippine Islands is supposed to be**^^' /'';■'■"■' 

 an exceedingly rich one. However, it has been but little studied. 

 In 1914 Professor C. F. Baker, of the University of the Philip- 

 pines, made a careful collection of termites at Los Baiios, Laguna 

 Province, Luzon, and very kindly sent the specimens to me for 

 examination. This collection contained representatives of six 

 species, which were described by me as new.' 



Recently I received lots of Philippine termites from Mr. R. C. 

 McGregor, of the Bureau of Science, Manila, which were mainly 

 collected by him at Sarai, near Paete, Laguna Province, Luzon. 

 After a close comparison of these two collections, I have detected 

 four new species and two species not previously recorded from 

 the Philippine Islands, namely: 



Eutermes (Eutermes) gracilis sp. nov. 

 Eutermes (Eutermes) manilensis sp. nov. 

 Eutermes (Hospitalitermes) hospitalis Haviland. 

 Eutermes (Hospitalitermes) saraiensis sp. nov. 

 Eutermes (Ceylonitermes) mcgregori sp. nov. 

 Rhinotermes (Schedor}iinotermes) longirostris (Brauer) . 



In the present paper a record of the termites of the latter 

 collection is given. The species of Baker's collection that are 

 not included in McGregor's material are given for the sake of 

 completeness. 



My thanks are due Mr. McGregor, who has forwarded the in- 

 teresting specimens to me. 



^ Ann. Zool. Jap. (1914), 8. 



