Survivorship and walking behavior of Inquilinitermes microcerus (Termitidae: Termitinae) in contact with host workers and walls from host nest [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2018 Constrictotermes sp. nests are frequently inhabited by colonies of Inquilinitermes microcerus. In this association, I. microcerus colonies usually establish their colonies spatially isolated from Constrictotermes colonies.
Joseane Santos Cruz +5 more
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Redescription and reclassification of the African termite, Forficulitermes planifrons (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]
Zootaxa, 2015 Forficulitermes planifrons is a monotypic genus and species described by Emerson (1960) from three soldiers and a single worker. All known occurrences of Forficulitermes (Emerson 1960, Wango & Josens 2011, this study) originate from equatorial middle Africa.
Rudolf H, Scheffrahn, Jan, Křeček
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Description of the imago of Neocapritermes utiariti (Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae) [PDF]
Zootaxa, 2017 The neotropical termite genus Neocapritermes Holmgren (1912) was revised by Krishna & Araujo (1968), who recognized 14 valid species. Two additional species were described by Constantino (1991), and another one by Bandeira & Cancello (1992). However, the imago of most species of Neocapritermes remain unknown.
Azevedo, Renato A. +3 more
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DIFFUSE TERMITINAE NESTS SHED LIGHT ON THE AFFINITIES OF LAETOLICHNUS KWEKAI (KRAUSICHNIDAE) [PDF]
PALAIOS, 2021 ABSTRACT The insect trace fossil Laetolichnus kwekai, which is composed of a small chamber extending to slender cylinders at each end, was tentatively included in the ichnofamily Krausichnidae as termite nests. New evidence presented here provides information to validate these inferences. A more complex structure formed by interconnected
Cantil, Liliana Fernanda +6 more
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Mechanisms of Recruitment for the Retrieval of Food in Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri (Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae) [PDF]
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1986 The study revealed that there was quantitative recruitment in colonies of Amitermes evuncifer , whenever food was discovered by the scouting foragers. Discovered food stimulated the termites to accelerate their running speed, to and from the food source.
Omo Malaka, S. L., Leuthold, Reinhard
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A new termite species of the genus Dihoplotermes Araújo (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae) from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2019 Dihoplotermes, a previously monotypic genus, is now composed of two species. Dihoplotermes taurus sp. nov., a new Termitinae termite species, is illustrated and described based on morphological characters from soldiers, workers, and imago.
Renato Almeida de AZEVEDO +2 more
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Revisão taxonômica de Dentispicotermes Emerson 1949 (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]
, 2019 O presente projeto é uma revisão taxonômica do gênero Dentispicotermes Emerson in Snyder, 1949 (Termitidae, Termitinae), que até o momento do início desse trabalho contava com cinco espécies, a saber: D. brevicarinatus (Emerson, 1950), D.
Mösch, Isabel Sibrenna
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Revision of the Termitinae with snapping soldiers (Isoptera: Termitidae) from New Guinea [PDF]
Zootaxa, 2008 Up to now, three described species of Termitinae with snapping soldier mandibles (the Termes–Capritermes group) were known from New Guinea: Termes odontomachus (Desneux), Macrognathotermes errator Miller and Pericapritermes schultzei (Holmgren).
Bourguignon, Thomas +2 more
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Revisão taxonômica do gênero Spinitermes Wasmann, 1897 (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]
, 2015 Esta dissertação trata da revisão taxonômica do gênero sul-americano Spinitermes Wasmann, 1897 (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae). Estudei um total de 399 amostras, incluindo todas as do MZUSP e as de outras instituições, das quais solicitei material ...
Carrijo, Tiago Fernandes +1 more
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Revision of the Neotropical termite genus Orthognathotermes Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae) [PDF]
Zootaxa, 2009 This is a taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Orthognathotermes Holmgren, 1910 (Termitidae, Termitinae), previously with nine species: O. aduncus, O. brevipilosus, O. gibberorum, O. heberi, O. humilis, O. insignis, O. macrocephalus, O. orthognathus and O. wheeleri. We redescribe these species and describe six new species: O. longilamina sp. nov.
Rocha, Mauricio Martins Da +1 more
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