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Drywood Termite, Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
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 [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Expanded New World Distributions of Genera in the Termite Family Kalotermitidae
The New World Kalotermitidae constitute about one-fourth of all termite species in this region. The geographic distributions of all fifteen kalotermitid genera are updated based on records in the University of Florida Termite Collection and in the ...
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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In this article, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of Neotermes koshunensis from the Pingtung County, Taiwan. This mitogenome is 15,589 bp long, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rDNA genes.
Liang-Jong Wang +4 more
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Drywood termites in Dominican amber (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). [PDF]
Die bisher bekannte Trockenholztermiten-Fauna (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) aus dem Dominikanischen Bernstein des Frühen Miozän (Burdigalian) wird revidiert. Dem früher beschriebenem Cryptotermes yamini Krishna & Bacchus werden vier Arten hinzugefügt: Incisitermes peritus sp. n., Glyptotermes paleoliberatus sp. n., G. grimaldii sp. n. und Cryptotermes
Engel, Michael S., Krishna, K.
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Published as part of Caesar, Maram, Roy, Roger, Legendre, Frederic, Grandcolas, Philippe & Pellens, Roseli, 2015, Catalogue of Dictyoptera from Syria and neighbouring countries (Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan), pp.
Caesar, Maram +4 more
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Relative occurrence of the family Kalotermitidae (Isoptera) under different termite sampling methods
The termite family Kalotermitidae constitutes a wood-nesting termite family that accounts for about 15% of all extant termite species. In recent decades, field studies have been carried out to assess termite diversity in various wooded habitats and ...
Rudolf H Scheffrahn +3 more
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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 +3 more
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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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Gut structure of two species of the neotropical genus Tauritermes Krishna (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
Gut morphology of two species of the neotropical genus Tauritermes Krishna was analyzed. Detailed description of the coiling gut and the cuticular armature of the gizzard and first and second proctodeal segments of pseudergates are given. The characteristics of Tauritermes gut followed the pattern previously known for the family, but some differences ...
Godoy,Maria C. +2 more
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