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KEY TO TERMITES OF THE EASTERN STATES BASED ON SOLDIERS—Continued 
4. Third segment antennae but little longer than fourth; eye spot 
PURO i PO ae AD i ep ed ie K. jouteli Banks, p. 91 
Third segment antennae does not equal fourth and fifth; anterior 
margin of pronotum not dentate_K. approximatus Snyder, p. 90 
Third segment of antennae equal to next two__________________-_ 5 
5. Anterior Marcin OL pronowumMEdentate l= eee eee eee 
ene theyqtose entice seems eee rere ee K. snyderi Light, p. 90 
Anterior margin of pronotum not dentate. K. schwarzi Banks, p. 90 
6. Labrum rounded at tip; head broader behind; fontanelle distinct 
Prorhinotermes simplex Hagen, p. 91 
Labrum pointed at tip; head barely broader behind; fontanelle 
indistinct = 20324 Ooh ee ee ee if 
fe Mia ndillo les’ s trent a Init sites eae gee eee Heterotermes, p. 93 
Mandibles;S-shaped= see ans 2 se Reticulitermes & 
8. Gula less than twice as broad in front as in middle 
R. tibialis Banks, p. 93 
Gula fully twice as broad in front as in middle__-______________- 9 
9. Larger species! 2222. 22 ba Ne ee ae 
Head 1% times as long as broad; length 6 to 7 mm. 
R. flavipes Wollar, p. 92 
Smaller species...) 2. ee ae ee ee ee 
Head fully twice as long as broad; length 4.5 to 5 mm. 
R. virginicus Banks, p. 93 
Head 1%4 times as long as broad (pale)_______ R. hagent Banks, p. 93 
Head 1 times as lone as broad; length 4.6 to 4.9 mm. (Chicago 
TCA) tse pe gh aD ae ane Pa ale _R. arenincola Goellner p. 93 
10. Front of head blackish, light castaneous behind; head cleft (bilobed) 
aban berlOre eee mas see Calcaritermes nearcticus Snyder, p. 91 
Front of head blackish to dark castaneous behind (not bilobed) _ __ 
Anterior of head tuberculate____Cryptotermes brevis Wlkr., p. 91 
Anterior of head not tuberculate__ ____ C. cavifrons Banks, p. 91 
DRY-WOOD AND DAMP-WOOD TERMITES 
Kalotermes (K.) snyderi Light, the light-colored, eastern, dry- 
wood termite, is the most widely spread and injurious of the eastern 
species of dry-wood termites in the United States. It also occurs in 
Bermuda and in the West Indies. It has been found from South 
Carolina to Florida and west to Brownsville, Tex., mainly along the 
coast. A. snyderi damages not only the woodwork of buildings but 
also the bases and tops of utility poles and posts. In nature it is 
found in dead trees, logs, and branches. This termite “swarms” or 
engages in a colonizing flight at night, as do most other species of this 
genus, and the winged adults are attracted to hghts. The swarm con- 
sists of but few individuals which fly usually in May and June over 
considerable periods. Young macropterous reproductive forms of 
this species have been found in colonies. They were not markedly 
physogastriec. 
Kalotermes (K.) schwarzi Banks, the southern dry-wood termite, 
is one of the commonest termites of the genus Aalotermes in southern 
Florida, Pensacola being the northern limit. This species also occurs 
in Cuba, Jamaica, and the Bahamas in the West Indies, and in Yucatan, 
Mexico. It attacks the woodwork of buildings and all wooden parts 
of telegraph and telephone poles. In nature it is found in dead trees, 
logs, and stumps. The colonizing flight occurs late in April or in 
May. Both macropterous and brachypterous reproductive forms 
have been found in colonies, but the queens were only shghtly physo- 
gastric. 
Kvalotermes (IX.) approximatus Snyder, the dark-colored, eastern 
dry-wood termite, has as yet been found only i in northern Florida, in 
