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TERMITES (Re ti culit erases fl avipes Kol. and 
R » virgin i- cus Banks . ) 
Pennsylvania T. L* Guytcn (May 1©): Inquiries are coming in from 
several parts of the Stat 
Indiana II. F* Dietz (May 19) : Ten cases of termite damage to 
"buildings in Indiana have been reported to me since April 27, 
In five c?,ses specimens of the winged colonizing adults have 
been obtained and dete'cminsd as follows: ^ej^^.ulite;- 
flavipes, two cases, both from Indianapolis, on April 22 
and 25, and one from Franklin en April 25 <• The other reports 
are from Richmond; April 23, Dupcnt, fey 5, and North 
Madison, May 16, but no-' specimens of identifiable forms were 
obtainable at the time of inspection, which was several 
days. after swarming took place* 
J. E. Davis (May 22): White ants are continuing their 
serious depredations, two noticeable cases of injury being 
reported to us, one April 3, from Hartford City, Indiana, 
and the other May 21, from LaFayette. 
A MIDGE (Cnironomu s sp>) 
Indiana J. . J.. Day is (May 22): On May 8 we received chiromomid 
-larvae which were reported abundant in a cistern at Salem. 
Dr* .0. J2>. Johannsen determined the larvae as Chironomus sp*~ 
"species closely allied to either docorus o r crista-tus " 
ANTS (Formic idae) 
Cremasto-aster lineolata Say 
Mississippi M # R. Smith (May 23) : Specimens of this ant were received 
from I- F. McGehee, who states that the ants were taken 
from the porch of a home in Coldwatar, Miss* This spsciss 
is an occasicna.1 house pest in Mississippi. 
Pheidcle flavsns Roger, sub sp ♦ f 1 or idana Emery. 
Mississippi MJU Smith (May 19): Workers of this species have oeen 
sent in from Ocean Springs* Nothing is known concerning 
mits habits or distribution. 
TINY IxZD ANT (Monomorium pharaonis L.) 
Mississippi M. R. Smith (May 19): The tiny red ant, or "Pharaoh's ant", 
is widely distributed throughout the Sta^e and is a very 
important house-infe sting species. 
