REVISION OF THE JAPANESE TERMITES. 5 



Fkoggatt (1) in his accounts of the general distribution of 

 termites throughout the world, makes the following statements 

 concerning Japan : " Döderlein has described a species from Japan. 

 Mr. Knower, of the Johns Hopkins University, U. S. A., a well- 

 known worker on the Termites, tells me that the common Ameri- 

 can species, Termes flavipes, is recorded from Japan, but I presume 

 it has been introduced into the latter country." A similar state- 

 ment is also found in his later paper (2). I wish to state here 

 that Döderlein has, to my knowledge, never described a species 

 of termites from Japan, neither has Termes flavipes ever been found 

 in Japan, as will become clear later on. 



Desneux's monograph (1) giving a complete list of all the 

 species of the termites known up to 1904, mentions 'Termes speratus 

 Kolbe as the only known representative of the group from 

 Japan. 



In 1904 and 1907 Matsumura (1, 3), recognized another 

 species Termes satsumensis, from a single winged individual obtain- 

 ed in the province of Satsuma. His brief account is accompanied 

 by a single figure. 



In 1908 Oshima (1) published an account of his studies on 

 termites of Japan proper. Two species, Termes speratus Kolbe 

 and Termes flavipes Kollar, 1:> were recorded, the latter being reported 

 as occurring in Tokyo. 



In 1909 Shiraki (1) added considerably to our knowledge of 

 the Japanese termites in working out systematically mainly those 

 found in Formosa. Shiraki recognized eight species from Japan 

 proper and Formosa, viz : 



Leucotermes speratus Kolbe .... Japan proper and Formosa. 



Leucotermes flavipes Kollar .... Japan proper. 



1) Termes flavipes Kollab. Naturgesch. Schädl. Ins. p. 411. 1837. 



