The termite (Isoptera) fauna of South Carolina

Eight species of termites are now recorded from South Carolina. Reticuliter mes flavipes (Kollar) and R. virginicus (Banks) were the two most abundant subterranean species (Rhinotermitidae), each distributed throughout the sta te. Reticulitermes hageni (Banks) was distributed sporadically over the sta te, with records from six counties. Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki was foun d primarily in Charleston County, but new records extended the range to Bea ufort, Dorchester, Berkeley, and Orangeburg Counties. Drywood termites (Kal otermitidae) were not encountered as frequently as subterranean species. Cr yptotermes brevis (Walker) was recorded in seven counties throughout the st ate. Incisitermes snyderi (Light) was found in seven coastal counties and o nce in Pickens County, which is inland. Kalotermes approximatus (Snyder) wa s recorded primarily from natural habitats in 18 counties, and a western dr ywood species, Incisitermes minor (Hagen), was collected from Greenville an d Beaufort Counties, representing a state record.