What factors influence the occurrence of Cubitermes pallidiceps in miombo woodlands in southwestern Burundi?

Autor: Yves Roisin, Deogratias Nduwarugira, Thomas Drouet, François Havyarimana

Publikováno v: Pedobiologia, 80

In Africa, not only large number of termite species remain to be described, but also ecological studies on the termite fauna of the continent are scarce. For instance, the mechanisms underlying termite mounds distribution in ecosystems stay poorly kn

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White-gutted soldiers: Simplification of the digestive tube for a non-particulate diet in higher Old World termites (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Autor: Viktoria M. Oelze, Thomas Bourguignon, Paula Dieguez, R. A. Hernandez-Aguilar, Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, Christian Bordereau, Jan Šobotník, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

Publikováno v: Insectes Sociaux
Scheffrahn, RH; Bourguignon, T; Bordereau, C; Hernandez-Aguilar, RA; Oelze, VM; Dieguez, P; et al.(2017). White-gutted soldiers: simplification of the digestive tube for a non-particulate diet in higher Old World termites (Isoptera: Termitidae). INSECTES SOCIAUX, 64(4), 525-533. doi: 10.1007/s00040-017-0572-9. UC Santa Cruz: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1197f59v
Insectes sociaux, vol 64, iss 4

Previous observations have noted that in some species of higher termites the soldier caste lacks pigmented particles in its gut and, instead, is fed worker saliva that imparts a whitish coloration to the abdomen. In order to investigate the occurrenc

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Redescription and reclassification of the African termite, Forficulitermes planifrons (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)

Autor: Jan Křeček, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

Publikováno v: Zootaxa. 3946:591

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

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