ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

plates to'datermine the generaj range of fungi beino carried In the
gut* 30 Cuts from each sex were placed on each medium for H. bellicosus,
Hicrot-e-rmos spo A and Hicrotermes up, D, wW 15 from each sex for
M. subhyallnual Ancistrotemes cavithorax and Odontotermas ameathvianio
The presence or absence of a bolus In the crop was recorded for
all &latex disseeted, and was also recorded for the penuitimato nymphal
Instar of. M. bellicosum,
Results
The results are recorded In Tables 6*2*1 ý 6.2*16*
TABIZ 6.2.1 The presence of -a bolus In the crop of slates, of several
species of Macrotormitinae.
=*UTZ SPECIES WITH WITHOM
13OLUS 13OLUS
Anclatrotermes cavithoram, 5
-25
0
WITH WITHDUT
DOWS BOLUS
(16.7%) (83-3%) (16.7%) (83-3%)
Macrotermets bellicosus 62 0 78* 15
U00.0%) (0.0%) (83.9%) (16.1%)
M, bellicosum
Mtar)
nycoial
(penultimate 0
(0.0%)
30
(100.00,91)
0
(0.06A)
30
(100.0%)
Macrotermes subhyalinus 7 28 3 16
(20*0%) (80*0%) (15.0%) (84,2%)
Hicrotermes op* A 5 55 81 0
(8*3%) (91'7%) (1001-01%)
(0*0%)
Mcrote rrmx up. D 34* 112 1
_ (35*8%) (64#2%) (99,1%) (0,9%)
Microtermes spe G 211 2 7 0
(50.0%) (50.0%) (100.0%) (0.0%)
Hicrotermes
spf, zý 0 41 5 0
(O-MO (100*0%) (10000%) (0.0%)
Odontoternes papdalor%no 40 26' V 21
(13-3%) (86-7%) (12.5%) (874%)
odontotermes ameathmant 1* 30 n" 29
1 (3-2%) 1(96.8%) (6.5%) (93.6%)
* mAterial forming bolus is da* In colour and'appears to be soil
rather
than Tormit2Mes,
25
283.