96 YNOVE S.IOSTRDT. MON< TGR A IMIIE DBfi TERMITEN AFK1KAS. 



Anv that inav escape through the grass are captured and immediately eaten up by the 

 native smacking liis lips över the process. In this state the Termites seein to be in a large 

 percentage of tat. Ant-hills are about iifty paces in circumference at the base and are 

 scattered about in the proportion of one ant-hill to every two acres. Ant-hills at their 

 first oommencement have no covering of grass or anv planta, but as the} 7 grow old grass, 

 trees, and other plants grow in perfection on them. and the mos4 rare botanieal specialens 

 are found there.» 



Diese errosse Art soll auch schädlich för lebende Pflanzen sein. Hieriiber schreibt 

 Mr. Camerun: »They are those, that do such damage to the coffee and eat up other living 

 plants and trees.» 



Die grossen Högel scheinen von der Form wie die Högel des T. bellicosus zu sein. 



Fundorte etc. 



Kilima Ndjaro: Madschame, 1500 M.; 2 gefl. [mag., gr. Sold., Paesler, Mus. Berlin 



und Stockholm. 

 Mnssiii: M'karamo; 7 Iniag., Pagani, Mus. Berlin und Stockholm. 



Usaramo: Dar-es-Salaam; gr. Sold., kl. Sold., Arb., Stuiilmanx, Mus. Berlin und Stockholm. 

 Brit. Central- Af rika: Somba, sudl. von Njassa, 1899; G gefl. [mag., 5 gr. Sold., 4 Arb., 



Camerun, Mus. Cambridge und Stockholm. 



Termes bellicosus Smeath. 



Termes bellicosus Smeathman, Philos. Träns. 1781. vol. 71, p. 141, Nr. 1, tab. 7, 8, K», ii.;, i— «). 

 — träd. gallie, cura. tab. träd. germ. Meyer, p. 18, Nr. 1, tal). 1; Savaue. 1'roc. Ärad. Nat. Se. Philad., vol. 

 IV, 1849, |). _'ll und in Ann. Bfag. Xat. Ilist. 1850, vol. 5, i». 92; HAGHN, Peters Reise oacfa Mossamb. V. 1868, 

 ]».. ',!i, tal..:!; (at. Neuropt. Brit. Mus. I'. I, 1858, 1»- 17; IIacen, Linn. Ent. XII, 1858, [>. J09, tal). I, %. 3, 

 16,17,20,21,24,t. Mossambica, p. 11*; XIV, 1860, p. 102, GERSTÄCKER, v. der Deckens Krisen in Östafrika. 

 Ii. III, T. II, l«7:'., p. :i: Forel, Mittli. Schw. Ent. Ges., 1887, VII, i>. 236; GerstXcker, Jahrb. Iluinb. Wiss. 

 Anst. IX, 1891, i>. 185; FOA, Rev. Scient. ser. I. [V, vol. .".c, 1895:2, p. 605; HAVILAND, Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 XXVI. 1898, p. 379; sul.sp sansibarita, WA8MANN, Abh. Senckenb. Xat. Ges. 1897, XXI. II. I, p. 158, fal'. 

 XI, Fig. k; Taf. XII, Fil:. 30, .".."., 39, 43; Termes fatale Fabricius, Spec. Isect. I, 1781, ap. 395; .Mänt. 

 [usect. I. 1787, p. '24h, Nr. i; Ent. Syst. II, 1793, p. 87, Nr. i (aine syn. cit.) ; LINNE, Syst Nat, Ed. XIII. 

 i.niclin, 17xm '.i:;, tom. 1, pars V, |>. 2911 (sine syn. rit.); Termes fatalis Burmbistbr, Handb. der Knt. 

 II, 1838, p. 766, Nr. 7 (partim); Walkbr, Neuropt. Ins. Brit. Mus. 1853, p. ."-ut. Nr. 8 (imago sine alis, 

 Congo); Termes capensis LATREILLE, Ilist. Xat. Crust. «'t Ins. XIII. 1805, p. 68, Nr. 1; Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. 

 Xat. XXII, p. 49 und 59; Termes subhyalinus RAMBUR, Ilist. Xat. Névropt, 1842, p. :i07. Nr. 12; Termes 

 rintm Walkbr, Nenropt. Ins. Brit Mus. 1853, p. 508, Nr, 7 (partim., regina, imago); Termes falciger Ger- 

 stäikkk. Jahrb. Bamb, Wiss. Ant. IX, 1891, p. 186. 



Imago alata: aupra easta/rn <i r, I dilutior; <>r<\ pedibus ventreque flavescente-brunneis; < , <i/>/tt 

 ovato, antice angustato, applanato, medio eoccavato <-risf<i n>/i/u<l<it(i longitudinali; 

 eyistomaté paulo dilutiore quam fronte, modice 'mjlnto; oculis magnis, ocellis 

 approwirnatie ; antennia t9~articulatis, articulo tertio longo; protkorace Sémicirculari, 





