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neuroptera. 
Termes fatalis, Kon., from Ceylon and India. 
Termes fece, Wasm., from Burmah. 
Termes Horni, Wasm., from India and Ceylon. 
Termes obesus, Ramb., from “India” (figs. 47 & 49). 
Termes taprobanes , Wlk., from India and Ceylon. 
Termes ferruginosus, Latr., from “India.” 
Termes (Entermes) Assmuthi, Wasm., from “India.” 
Termes (Eutermes) cyclops, Wasm., from “India.” 
Termes (Eutermes) Heimi, Wasm., from “India.” 
Termes (Eutermes) longicornis , Wasm., from “India and Ceylon." 
Termes (Eutermes) quadriceps , Wasm., from “India.” 
Termes (Eutermes) xenotermitis , Wasm., from “Burmah." 
In a recent paper, Desneux has described a further number of In¬ 
dian species from Sind (Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. XLIX, 1905, p. 343). 
These were found by T. R. Bell who adds notes of the habits. 
Hodotermes macrocephalus , Desn., is described as the common termite of 
Sind, building underground nests and cutting pieces of grass stems 
and Heliotropum which it stored in the nest. Termes mycophagus , 
Desn., is described as a fungus-growing species, filling chambers 
underground with masses of soft yellow globules, on which it is 
supposed fungi grow. Termes Belli, Desn., was found nesting in the 
same spot as the Hodotermes above. Termes Sindensis, Desn., was also 
found in Sind. 
The termite of the plains of India is Termes obesus Ramb., speci¬ 
mens having been obtained from widely scattered places in India. This 
species nests either deep in the ground, or near the surface, depending 
probably upon the nature of the soil, but this is not certain. Nests have 
been found and examined, as also have the small outlying fungus cham¬ 
bers that they make. In some parts of India the nests begin near the 
surface of the soil and stretch upwards in the form of conical mounds; 
in other places they are at the surface but not above it ; elsewhere they 
are deep in the soil. This termite never shows above ground unless in a 
tunnel or gallery : the insects are seen only when they emerge in the 
winged state ; their tunnels were found in Pusa 11 feet below the soil 
level and were occupied by workers. Where they tunnel so deeply nests 
are never found; small fungus chambers have been found but no nests; 
