Neotermes castaneus (Burmeister) occurs in southern Florida, 
including the Keys. It has not been found damaging the woodwork 
of buildings. Infestations have been found in the dead wood of 
trees, logs, stumps, and branches; also in living citrus trees. 
Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) occurs in swampy areas of 
southern Florida where it is found in moist logs. It has been 
known to attack the woodwork of buildings, but then extremely 
rarely. Adults are yellowish-brown and about 9 mm. long. 
Cryptotermes brevis (Walker), the tropical rough-headed pow- 
der-post termite, occurs commonly in southern Florida and New 
Orleans, Louisiana. Isolated infestations have also been found 
elsewhere, including Memphis, Tennessee. This species is found 
only in the woodwork of buildings and in furniture. It not only 
destroys these products, but the constant dropping of pellets from 
infested wood is a source of annoyance to the householder. Winged 
adults are 10 mm. long. Soldiers have the front of the head black- 
ish to dark castaneous behind and its anterior margin tuberculate. 
Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, a powder-post termite, occurs 
in southern Florida where it occurs in dead trees, logs, stumps, 
and branches. Winged adults are about 8.5 mm. long. Soldiers 
resemble the soldiers of C. brevis except that the anterior margin 
of the head is not tuberculate. 
Calcaritermes nearcticus (Snyder) is also a powder-post ter- 
mite. It, too, is known only from Florida. Winged adults are small, 
have smoky wings, and are coarsely punctate. Soldiers have the 
anterior of the head bilobed. The head is also blackish in front 
and light castaneous behind. 
Order ORTHOPTERA 
Cockroaches, grasshoppers and allies 
The order Orthoptera contains some of our most familiar in- 
sects, and many of them are important household or agricultural 
crop pests. A few species are also injurious to trees. 
Members of the order may be either winged or wingless. The 
winged forms have two pairs of wings, with the front pair gen- 
erally long and narrow, many-veined, and leathery or parchment- 
like. The hindwings are membranous, much broader, and are 
usually folded in fanlike pleats beneath the front wings while the 
insect is at rest. The body is elongate and cerci are usually well- 
developed. The females of many species have long ovipositors, 
often as long as the body. 
Many publications have been issued on the Orthoptera: (82, 
LulfDp, OF BOO), Cid oI, DO, Bil UO, Biles, WOO) 
FAMILY MANTIDAE 
PRAYING MANTIDS 
Praying mantids are large, elongate, rather slow-moving in- 
sects. The eyes are very large; the head is wider than long and 
movable; and the prothorax is very long—sometimes nearly as 
long as the remainder of the body. The front coxae also are very 
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