Biology:Stylotermes halumicus
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Short description: Species of termite
Stylotermes halumicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Stylotermitidae |
Genus: | Stylotermes |
Species: | S. halumicus
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Binomial name | |
Stylotermes halumicus Liang, Wu, and Li, 2017
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Stylotermes halumicus is a species of termite in the Isoptera family Stylotermitidae.
Discovery
S. halumicus was the first species within the family Stylotermitidae to be discovered in Taiwan.[1] Its discoverers first identified the species from the trunk of a living tree in Luanshan Village, Yanping Township, Taitung County.[2] S. halumicus was named after the Bunun language word for pangolin, halum.[3][4]
Reproduction
A colony numbering less than fifty individuals held in a laboratory began reproducing within six months of captivity.[5]
References
- ↑ Liang, Wei-Ren; Wu, Chia-Chien; Li, Hou-Feng (2017). "Discovery of a Cryptic Termite Genus, Stylotermes (Isoptera: Stylotermitidae), in Taiwan, With the Description of a New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 110 (4): 360–373. doi:10.1093/aesa/sax034.
- ↑ Tsai, Shu-yuan (2 March 2019). "Local researchers find, name termite species". Taipei Times. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/03/02/2003710686. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Chao, Li-yen; Hsu, Elizabeth (1 March 2019). "New termite species discovered, named in Taiwan". Central News Agency. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201903010012.aspx. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Strong, Matthew (1 March 2019). "Taiwanese experts use indigenous term to name new termite species". Taiwan News. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3648697. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Wu, Li-Wei; Bourguignon, Thomas; Šobotník, Jan; Wen, Ping; Liang, Wei-Ren; Li, Hou-Feng (2018). "Phylogenetic position of the enigmatic termite family Stylotermitidae (Insecta : Blattodea)". Invertebrate Systematics 32 (5): 1111–1117. doi:10.1071/IS17093.
Wikidata ☰ Q61927231 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylotermes halumicus.
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