ILLUSTRATIONS 
Plate III 
Fig. 1. Vertical section through the center of a termite nest. The white 
strip of paper in the left of the picture is 50 centimeters in 
length. In the center of the nest is seen a compact structure 
with numerous passageways. This structure contains the queen 
cavity. 
2. Vertical section through the peripheral part of a termite nest. 
The cones are seen very plainly in the cavities. 
Plate IV 
Fig. 1. A small termite cone slightly reduced. The fungus bodies appear 
as white spots. That the cone is composed of a large number 
of round structures can be seen from the picture. These struc- 
tures are the balls of termite excreta. 
2. A termite cone producing a large number of small Xylaria-Wke 
structures. 
3. A variety of Xylaria - like structures produced by termite cones. 
The scale represents 20 centimeters divided into centimeters. 
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