HUMIVOROUS NASUTE TERMITES (ISOPTERA, NASUTITERMITINAE) FROM THE PANAMA-CANAL AREA

Authors
ROISIN Y
Citation
Y. Roisin, HUMIVOROUS NASUTE TERMITES (ISOPTERA, NASUTITERMITINAE) FROM THE PANAMA-CANAL AREA, Belgian journal of zoology, 125(2), 1995, pp. 283-300
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Belgian journal of zoology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07776276
Volume
125
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
283 - 300
Database
ISI
SICI code
0777-6276(1995)125:2<283:HNT(NF>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The taxonomic status of five species of humivorous nasutes from the Pa nama Canal area is examined. The following species are recognized : Su bulitermes zeteki (Snyder, 1924), Subulitermes denisae, new species, A tlantilermes kirbyi (Snyder, 1926), Ereymatermes panamensis, new speci es, and Coatitermes clevelandi (Snyder, 1926). Their descriptions are herein given or complemented with emphasis on worker anatomy, diagnost ic characters are provided and generic assignments are discussed.