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(Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]
Microbiology, 1983 The alimentary canal of a representative species of soil-feeding termite was examined for associations with bacteria. Enumerations made in the principal regions of the intestine by direct observation and expressed for comparative purposes as total microbial standing crop showed a net three- to fourfold increase between the foregut (crop) and rectum ...
T. G. Wood +4 more
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Taxonomic revision of the termite genus Spinitermes Wasmann, 1897 (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]
, 2009 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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Roisinitermes ebogoensis gen. & sp. n., an outstanding drywood termite with snapping soldiers from Cameroon (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Termites have developed a wide array of defensive mechanisms. One of them is the mandibulate soldier caste that crushes or pierces their enemies. However, in several lineages of Termitinae, soldiers have long and slender mandibles that cannot bite but ...
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn +4 more
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Zootaxa, 2008 FIGURES 45–56. Alate. Protocapritermes odontomachus: 45, head; 46, pronotum. Ephelotermes paleatus: 47, head; 48, pronotum. Ephelotermes cheeli: 49, head; 50, pronotum. Lophotermes brevicephalus: 51, head; 52, pronotum.
Bourguignon, Thomas (5192764) +5 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 A new species of Pericapritermes, P. travancorensis sp. nov. (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae), is described from Kerala, India, based on the characters of the king, queen, imago, soldiers, and workers.
Jobin Mathew, Chinnu Ipe
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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.
ROCHA, Mauricio Martins Da +1 more
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, 2017 <p>Among social insects, each caste undertakes specific activities in a colony, and their morphologies are likewise specialized for each function.
Lucena, Emanuelly Félix de +7 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review [PDF]
Insect Science, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 1096-1118, August 2025.This review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Alain Dejean +5 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 Inquilinitermes johnchapmani is described from soldiers and workers collected in the Llanos de Mojos of Bolivia. This is the fourth and the smallest species of the genus. Unlike its congeners, I. johnchapmani is not an inquiline of Constrictotermes spp.
Rudolf H Scheffrahn
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The impact of conventional and organic farming on soil biodiversity conservation: a case study on termites in the long-term farming systems comparison trials in Kenya [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2020 Background A long-term experiment at two trial sites in Kenya has been on-going since 2007 to assess the effect of organic and conventional farming systems on productivity, profitability and sustainability. During these trials the presence of significant
John J. Anyango +10 more
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