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Castro, Daniel (2023): Acorhinotermes murui sp. nov. (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Rhinotermitinae), a new termite species from the Amazon basin.
Castro, Daniel
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This study was performed with the aim of determining the “natural” wood preferences of subterranean termites (Isoptera) in a field feeding experiment, giving a choice between a control (Pinus sp.) and test woods: three species of Eucalyptus.
Regina Célia Gonçalves Peralta +3 more
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Las termitas (Isoptera) son insectos sociales que ocasionan daños en muchos cultivos de interés económico. Teniendo en cuenta la importancia del cultivo de mango en la economía de los agricultores del departamento del Magdalena y la expansión de este ...
Hafid Y. Hurtado +2 more
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Survey and Identification of Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Indiana [PDF]
Abstract In total, 289 termite samples were collected from 45 counties in Indiana during 2002– 2004. Approximately 89% of the collection sites were associated with artificial structures, and almost half of the samples were from inside homes. The rest of the samples were from forested areas.
Changlu Wang +6 more
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Diverse Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae (Isoptera) in Dominican Amber [PDF]
Abstract The most diverse and best-preserved paleofauna of the higher termites heretofore known, all found in Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic, is described. The imago of Coptotermes priscus Emerson is redescribed, and the soldier of C. priscus, the first known fossil soldier of this genus, is described.
Krishna, Kumar, Grimaldi, David
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Reduced genetic diversity through inbreeding can negatively affect pathogen resistance. This relationship becomes more complicated in social species, such as social insects, since the chance of disease transmission increases with the frequency of ...
Carlos M. Aguero +4 more
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Two termitophilous staphylinid beetles, Japanophilus hojoi Maruyama & Iwata and Sinophilus yukoae Maruyama & Iwata (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) are known to inhabit nests of a termite species, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Rhinotermitidae). Previously,
Ryutaro Iwata
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Alabama Rhinotermitidae: Nomenclature, Identification, Survey, and Phenology [PDF]
Nomenclature, identification, distribution, and phenology of the subterranean termites (Rhinotermitidae) of Alabama were studied. Arguments are proposed for suppressing the names of four R. flavipes subspecies with reported Alabama distributions: R. f. 1,
Stephen, Charles Donald Robert
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Abstract We describe Pseudotermitoecia kungarakan Zilberman & Moreno, sp. nov., a new species of the termitophilous rove beetle genus Pseudotermitoecia Kistner, 1985 (Termitusini: Termitospectrina) from Australia. This discovery expands the known diversity of the genus, previously represented solely by Pseudotermitoecia kakaduensis Kistner, 1985 ...
Bruno Zilberman +2 more
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