Ereymatermes Constantino is a nasute genus endemic to the Neotropical region, which included Ereymatermes rotundiceps Constantino from the forest of the lower Japurá River, AM, Brazil, and E. panamensis Roisin from the Panama Canal area. Herein Ereymatermes piquira, a new species from the northeastern Atlantic Forest, is described and illustrated based on the soldier and worker castes. The mean...

Some of termites have been introduced outside their native ranges, and it has suggested that both wood-eating wood-nesting lifestyles are critical for the transportation propagules. Here, we present first record soil-feeding soil-nesting termite Pericapritermes nitobei (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Motobu Peninsula on northern part Okinawa Island Central Ryukyus. The fact previous extensive surveys...

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The responses of termite species to bait depend upon the quality of the food used in the stations. Woods are the most common food sources for termites but different termite species behave differently to different wood species and types. The knowledge of the preference status of different wood species to a termite species helps in effective monitoring and baiting program. The current study was c...

Termites may have high exposure to both pathogenic and competitive fungal species. Previous studies have shown anti-fungal properties of the primary components (alpha-pinene and limonene) of Nasutitermes frontal glands that are present on soldiers. In this study, the termite Nasutitermes acajutlae (Isoptera: Termitidae) was used to examine if the growth of naturally occurring fungi was inhibite...

Termites play an important ecological role. The objective of this work is to evaluate the diversity termites in two different ecosystems (primary forest and horticultural forest) Partial Dalhia Fleurs Natural Reserve (DFNR) In each ecosystem, three transects were carried out using standardized rapid termite assessment method. A total 20 species sampled. primary forest, 18 sampled 16 forest. The...