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sions as to species range, faunal affinities, migration routes, etc. ; 
the present data are given here merely to form a starting point 
for future studies on distribution. 
TERMITES REPORTED FROM THE PHILIPPINES 
Calotermes (Neotermes) malatensis Oshima, 1917. (Oshima, 1917, 1920.) 
Original locality: Manila. 
Philippine distribution: Luzon, Manila {McGregor) . 
No foreign distribution known. 
“From a decayed limb of a small tree (Samanea saman Merrill).” 
Imago known. 
Calotermes (Neotermes) lagunaensis Oshima, 1920. 
Original and only known locality: Luzon, Laguna Province, Paete ( Mc- 
Gregor ) . 
Imago unknown. 
Coptotermes flavicephalus Oshima, 1914. (Oshima, 1914, 1916.) 
Original and only known locality: Luzon, Laguna Province, Los Banos 
(Baker) . 
Imago unknown. 
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909. (Oshima, 1920.) 
Original locality: Formosa. 
Philippine distribution: Manila (McGregor) . 
Foreign distribution: Formosa, China Coast, and Japan. 
“Formosa’s most destructive termite.” 
Imago known from Formosa and Japan but not from the Philippines. 
Coptotermes travians (Haviland, 1898). (Oshima, 1920.) 
Original localities: Singapore and Sarawak. 
Philippine distribution: Luzon, Manila (McGregor)-, Panay, Antique 
Province, Culasi (McGregor). 
Foreign distribution: Malay Peninsula and Borneo. 
“Making covered tunnels on telephone posts.” “Attacking house posts, 
floors, clothing, and papers.” 
Imago known but not from the Philippines. 
Hhinotermes (Schedorhinotermes) bidentatus Oshima, 1920. 
Original and only known locality: Panay, Antique Province, Culasi (Mc- 
Gregor) . 
“Living in a decaying log in the forest.” 
Imago unknown. 
Hhinotermes (Schedorhinotermes) longirostris (Brauer, 1865). (Oshima, 
1916.) 
Original locality: Nicobar Islands. 
Philippine distribution: Luzon, Laguna Province, Paete and Sarai near 
Paete (McGregor). 
Foreign distribution: Celebes and Nicobar Islands. 
“Found in tunnels in a much decayed log.” 
Imago unknown from the Philippines. 
