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Drywood Termite, Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

EDIS, 2004
Termites of the genus Cryptotermes were sometimes called powderpost termites because of the telltale heaps of fecal pellets (frass) that accumulate beneath infested wood.
Angela S. Brammer, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORD OF Cryptotermes brevis (ISOPTERA, KALOTERMITIDAE) IN ARGENTINA

Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2014
The first record of the West Indian drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis  (Walker, 1853) in the city of Corrientes (Argentina) is reported. Several C. brevis  colonies were detected inside a local deposit, from wooden crates used for carrying fresh fruits.
Juan Manuel Coronel, Enrique Laffont, Celina Godoy, Clara Etcheverry, Marcela Obregón   +4 more
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West Indian Drywood Termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

EDIS, 2021
Contents: Introduction - Distribution - Description and Identification - Life History - Damage - Pest Status - Management - Selected References. This article is also published on the UF/IFAS Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu ...
Johnalyn M. Gordon, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su   +2 more
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Three new species of Rugitermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Peru and Bolivia. [PDF]

Zookeys, 2020
The soldier of Rugitermes aridussp. nov. is described from a xeric, termite-depauperate region of central Peru. Rugitermes rufussp. nov. and R. volcanensissp. nov. are described from soldiers and dealated imagos collected in a mesic forest of Amboró National Park in western Bolivia. The imago of R. rufus is unique among all described Rugitermes species
Scheffrahn RH, Carrijo TF.
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Comparative analysis of adipokinetic hormones and their receptors in Blattodea reveals novel patterns of gene evolution

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 32, Issue 6, Page 615-633, December 2023., 2023
Comprehensive analysis of adipokinetic hormone gene evolution in Blattodea. Discovery of a novel group of decapeptides that are unique to Blaberoidea. Adipokinetic hormone receptor genes broadly reflect accepted blattodean relationships. Abstract Adipokinetic hormone (AKH) is a neuropeptide produced in the insect corpora cardiaca that plays an ...
Shixiong Jiang, Heather G. Marco, Nina Scheich, Shulin He, Zongqing Wang, Gerd Gäde, Dino P. McMahon   +6 more
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First outdoor records in the Old World of the invasive drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) (Kalotermitidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 147, Issue 9, Page 875-877, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) (Kalotermitidae), commonly called the West Indian drywood termite, is an important structural pest in many parts of the world. Almost all records of C. brevis come from timber or furniture inside human structures.
Aya Najjari, Ahmed Taheri, David Hernández‐Teixidor, James K. Wetterer   +3 more
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New Parabasalia symbionts Snyderella spp. and Daimonympha gen. nov. from South American Rugitermes termites and the parallel evolution of a cell with a rotating “head”

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 70, Issue 5, September/October 2023., 2023
Abstract Most Parabasalia are symbionts in the hindgut of “lower” (non‐Termitidae) termites, where they widely vary in morphology and degree of morphological complexity. Large and complex cells in the class Cristamonadea evolved by replicating a fundamental unit, the karyomastigont, in various ways.
Elisabeth Hehenberger, Vittorio Boscaro, Erick R. James, Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Morelia Trznadel, Mahara Mtawali, Rebecca Fiorito, Javier del Campo, Anna Karnkowska, Martin Kolisko, Nicholas A. T. Irwin, Varsha Mathur, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Patrick J. Keeling   +13 more
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Florida Dampwood Termites, Neotermes castaneus (Burmeister), Neotermes jouteli (Banks), and Neotermes luykxi Nickle and Collins (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

EDIS, 2002
This document is EENY-122 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2000. EENY122/
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su
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Neoisoptera repeatedly colonised Madagascar after the Middle Miocene climatic optimum

Ecography, Volume 2023, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
Madagascar is home to many endemic plant and animal species owing to its ancient isolation from other landmasses. This unique fauna includes several lineages of termites, a group of insects known for their key role in organic matter decomposition in many terrestrial ecosystems. How and when termites colonised Madagascar remains unknown.
Menglin Wang, Simon Hellemans, Aleš Buček, Taisuke Kanao, Jigyasa Arora, Crystal Clitheroe, Jean‐Jacques Rafanomezantsoa, Brian L. Fisher, Rudolf Scheffrahn, David Sillam‐Dussès, Yves Roisin, Jan Šobotník, Thomas Bourguignon   +12 more
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Effect of food restriction on survival and reproduction of a termite

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 542-549, March 2023., 2023
Effect of food restriction on individual and colony life histories. Abstract Food availability affects the trade‐off between maintenance and reproduction in a wide range of organisms, but its effects on social insects remain poorly understood. In social insects, the maintenance‐reproduction trade‐off seems to be absent in individuals but may appear at ...
Silu Lin, Ido Pen, Judith Korb
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