The insects (termes, plu. termites) that domischief in houses చెద, చెదలు. When they get wings they arecalled ఉసిళ్లు. A white ant hill పుట్ట, which in Sanscrit isవల్మీకం. The red earth inside the hill, or the nest పుట్టకూడు. The winged white ant is in Sanscrit called పుత్తిక, the working one వమ్రి, శిథిలి. These three names probably denote three states, or ages. No Sanscrit lexicon hitherto printed explains these words correctly. 