recorded in any natural habitat, but only in fabricated structures. It can attack 
buildings but is particularly noted for severe damage to floors, woodwork, and 
especially furniture. 
Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks (Family Kalotermitidae) occurs in southern Flor- 
ida in dead trees, logs, stumps, and branches. Unlike C. brevis, which seems to be 
confined to structures, C. cavifrons has rarely been associated with buildings or 
furniture. The usual habitat of this species is in dry, sound, hardwoods in the 
hammock areas in southern Florida (/267). 
Incisitermes snyderi (Light) (Family Kalotermitidae) 1s the common dry-wood 
termite of the Southeastern United States. It occurs from South Carolina to Florida 
and west to Brownsville, Tex., mainly along the coast, but as far north as Alex- 
andria, La. Infestations occur in the woodwork of buildings, in untreated utility 
poles, and in dead trees, logs, and branches. It does not appear to have the wide 
ecological range of 7. minor (Hagen) (Family Kalotermitidae), which occurs in 
western North America. Collection records suggest that this species is not as 
subject to transport and survival in new localities as are 7. minor and C. brevis. It 
does not seem to be as great an economic problem, generally, as is 7. minor on the 
West Coast. 
Incisitermes schwarzi (Banks) (Family Kalotermitidae) is the common dry-wood 
termite in southern Florida, occurring also in the northern portion of the State. It is 
common in coastal and everglade hammocks, and has a fairly high moisture 
requirement. Infestations are found in the woodwork of buildings and in dead trees, 
logs, and stumps. Two rather distinctive forms of soldiers (“‘longheaded” and 
“shortheaded”’) occur in colonies of this species (/267). 
Incisitermes milleri (Emerson) (Family Kalotermitidae) is a very small termite 
that occurs on the southern Florida Keys. It is encountered in very dry wood 
(1267). 
Kalotermes approximatus Snyder (Family Kalotermitidae) occurs primarily in 
northern and central Florida. Other scattered collection records of this species 
suggest it may have a much wider range than generally believed and perhaps is not 
frequently collected because it does not frequent houses as much as some of the 
other dry-wood termites. It has been reported to occur in dead wood of oak, 
sweetgum, and magnolia in Florida. Apparently it occurs in dead wood and in dead 
areas of living trees. There are few flight records for this species. It is reportedly a 
diurnal flier, as its deep pigmentation suggests, which is not the normal case for 
dry-wood termites (/267). 
Neotermes castaneus (Burmeister) (Family Kalotermitidae) is a very large spe- 
cies that occurs in the southern portion of Florida and on the eastern Keys. It has not 
been found in woodwork in buildings. Infestations have been limited to dead wood 
of trees, logs, stumps, and branches, and to living citrus trees. N. jouteli (Banks) 
(Family Kalotermitidae) occurs in the coastal areas of southern Florida, including 
the Keys. It is occasionally found in moist foundation timbers of buildings, but in 
nature it lives in dead trees and in logs and branches lying on the ground. Both of 
these species have a fairly high moisture requirement. Their workings are often 
situated in fairly damp wood or in dead wood adjacent to the living wood in living 
trees. 
Calcaritermes nearcticus (Snyder) (Family Kalotermitidae) is also known only 
from Florida. It is similar to Cryptotermes; however, it occurs in damper wood and 
lines some of its galleries with brownish material. 
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