. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 44 BULLETINS' 108, UNITED STATES ITATIOXAL MUSEUM. RETICULITERMES HAGENI. new species. Winged.—Pale yellowisli brown; coxae, femora, and pleura much darker brown; antennae brown, palpi wholly pale. Head plainly broader than in R. virginicus; the eyes of the same size, fully their diameter from the lower margin; the ocelli scarcely their diameter from the eyes; the median groove ends in the punctiform fontanelle a little before hind border of eyes; lateral and median spots of head distinct, laterals semilunar, the median transverse. Pronotum
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 44 BULLETINS' 108, UNITED STATES ITATIOXAL MUSEUM. RETICULITERMES HAGENI. new species. Winged.—Pale yellowisli brown; coxae, femora, and pleura much darker brown; antennae brown, palpi wholly pale. Head plainly broader than in R. virginicus; the eyes of the same size, fully their diameter from the lower margin; the ocelli scarcely their diameter from the eyes; the median groove ends in the punctiform fontanelle a little before hind border of eyes; lateral and median spots of head distinct, laterals semilunar, the median transverse. Pronotum as broad as m R. virginicus, but plainly longer; not as broad as width of head between eyes, hind border plainly bilobed, anterior margin slightly concave, and with a median incision. Abdomen is similar to R. virginicns, but in the male the hind edge of both the fifth and sixth ventral segments is plainly concave. Body clothed with pale hair, that on head also pale. Wings hyaline, not grayish. Length to tip of wings, 8 mm. In vicinity of Washington, hageni flies the lat- ter part of July or early in August. Soldier.—Head about one and three-fourths times as long as broad, sides parallel, a little shorter than in and plainly more narrow, of a very pale yellowish col- or, darker in front, paler than any other of our species; the ocellar spots scarcely if at all visible; gula about two and one-half times as broad in front as at narrowest part; mandibles as long as width of the head. Pronotum narrower than the head, shghtly emarginate in middle in front; cerci aud sty- lets about as in R. jiaviyes. Occurs from Florida (Jacksonville, Apr. 29) to Maryland west to Illinois and Texas. In South Carolina at Charleston, in Charleston County; in Virginia at Lake Drummond, Dismal Swamp, Norfolk County, Kichmond, in Henrico County, Falls Church, Chain Bridge, and Great Falls (Fairfax County). In Maryland at Bladensburg, Prince Georges County; at Washington, District of Columbi
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