Biology:Gnathamitermes perplexus
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Short description: Species of termite
| Gnathamitermes perplexus | |
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| Twigs encrusted by termite debris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Gnathamitermes |
| Species: | G. perplexus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathamitermes perplexus (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920)
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Gnathamitermes perplexus, the long-jawed desert termites or tube-building termites, is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The species creates tunnels, with both colony founders and workers transporting sand to excavate tunnels using their mandibles. [4] The species is particularly susceptible to infectious nematodes such as Steinernema riobrave.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gnathamitermes perplexus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=623992. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Gnathamitermes perplexus". https://www.gbif.org/species/2007309. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Gnathamitermes perplexus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/82394. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Mizumoto, Nobuaki; Gile, Gillian H; Pratt, Stephen C (7 September 2021). "Behavioral Rules for Soil Excavation by Colony Founders and Workers in Termites". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114 (5): 654–661. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa017. https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/114/5/654/5891415. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Yu, H.; Gouge, D. H.; Baker, P. (1 August 2006). "Parasitism of Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Termitidae) by Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae; Heterorhabditidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (4): 1112–1119. doi:10.1093/jee/99.4.1112. PMID 16937662. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/99/4/1112/2218521. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Further reading
- Krishna, Kumar; Grimaldi, David A.; Krishna, Valerie; Engel, Michael S. (2013). "Treatise on the Isoptera of the world". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (377).
Wikidata ☰ Q13582518 entry
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