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Margaret James Strickland Collins (1922-1996) was an American entomologist, specializing in the study of termites. An African American scientist, Collins was responsible together with her colleague David Nickle for identifying a new species, the Neotermes luykxi (the Florida dampwood termite).[1] Collins did extensive field work in North and South America, specializing in the insects of Guyana and Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia State University, and her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago. She taught at Florida A&M University and at Howard University.