Termite nests in a mound field at Kiserian, Kenya (Isoptera : Macrotermitinae)

Mounds in the western fringe of the Embakasi mound field were examined. Fiv e large mounds all contained evidence of nests of Odontotermes montanus, mo stly moribund or dead. Of twelve smaller mounds, seven contained remnants o f O. montanus nests and three contained healthy nests of O. anceps, while t wo showed no evidence of recent termite occupation.