New termite (Isoptera : Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae) records from Georgia

Deliberate surveys and submitted samples have yielded five termite species not previously recorded from Georgia including Coptotermes formosanus Shira ki (Family Rhinotermitidae), and Calcaritermes nearcticus (Snyder), Cryptot ermes brevis (Walker), Incisitermes minor (Hagen), and Kalotermes approxima tus Snyder (Family Kalotermitidae) bringing the total number of termite spe cies in Georgia to nine. Coptotermes formosanus, C. brevis, and I. minor ar e all non-endemic pest species in Georgia. The Georgia records for C. nearc ticus are the first outside of Florida and represent new northern limits, w hile collections of K. approximatus bridge a former gap in its north-south distribution. Previous records for Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), R. hag eni Banks, and R. virginicus (Banks) (Family Rhinotermitidae), and Incisite rmes snyderi (Light) (Kalotermitidae) are confirmed, while the name R. mall etei is relegated to nomen nudum status. The prospects for additional termi te records and status of Reticulitermes taxonomy in Georgia are discussed.