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Marginitermes
''Marginitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae Kalotermitidae is a family of termites, commonly known as drywood termites. Kalotermitidae includes 21 genera and 419 species. The family has a cosmopolitan circumtropical distribution, and is found in functionally arid environments. Biology The .... There are at least three described species in ''Marginitermes''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Marginitermes'': * '' Marginitermes absitus'' Scheffrahn & Postle, 2013 * '' Marginitermes cactiphagus'' Myles, 1997 * '' Marginitermes hubbardi'' (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920) (light western drywood termite) References Further reading * Termites Articles created by Qbugbot {{termite-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marginitermes Cactiphagus
''Marginitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. There are at least three described species in ''Marginitermes''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Marginitermes'': * '' Marginitermes absitus'' Scheffrahn & Postle, 2013 * '' Marginitermes cactiphagus'' Myles, 1997 * '' Marginitermes hubbardi'' (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920) (light western drywood termite) References Further reading * Termites Articles created by Qbugbot {{termite-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marginitermes Absitus
''Marginitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. There are at least three described species in ''Marginitermes''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Marginitermes'': * '' Marginitermes absitus'' Scheffrahn & Postle, 2013 * ''Marginitermes cactiphagus ''Marginitermes'' is a genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. There are at least three described species in ''Marginitermes''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Marginitermes'': * '' Marginitermes absitus'' Scheffrahn & ...'' Myles, 1997 * '' Marginitermes hubbardi'' (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920) (light western drywood termite) References Further reading * Termites Articles created by Qbugbot {{termite-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marginitermes Hubbardi
''Marginitermes hubbardi'', commonly known as the light western drywood termite, is a species of termite in the family Kalotermitidae. It is found in Central America and desert regions of southwestern North America. Description This species is known as the light western drywood termite because the winged reproductives (the only forms seen in the open) are a much paler colour than those of '' Incisitermes minor'', the dark western drywood termite. The alates are about long and a yellowish color with pale wings. The soldiers are recognisable by the elongated, club-shaped third segment of their antennae. Distribution and habitat This termite is native to Central America, Mexico, California and southern and central Arizona. It is normally found below , and in Arizona is replaced by ''I. minor'' in the higher parts of the state. It is more tolerant of extreme aridity than ''I. minor'' and prefers drier conditions. Its natural hosts are trees such as cottonwoods in canyons and near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalotermitidae
Kalotermitidae is a family of termites, commonly known as drywood termites. Kalotermitidae includes 21 genera and 419 species. The family has a cosmopolitan circumtropical distribution, and is found in functionally arid environments. Biology The Kalotermitidae are "primitive" in morphology, nesting behavior, and social organization. Unlike other termite species, they have no need to make contact with soil and live exclusively within excavations in wood, lacking elaborate nesting architecture. Drywood termites have an adaptive mechanism for conserving water. Undigested matter in the alimentary canal passes through specialized rectal glands in the hindgut. These glands reabsorb water from the feces. They can tolerate dry conditions for long periods of time, receiving all of the moisture they need from the wood they live in and consume. Their mandibles are also fortified with zinc, as an adaptation to the mechanically difficult food source of dry wood. Their diet of dry wood makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Termites
Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattodea (along with cockroaches). Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches, but recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they evolved from cockroaches, as they are deeply nested within the group, and the sister group to wood eating cockroaches of the genus ''Cryptocercus''. Previous estimates suggested the divergence took place during the Jurassic or Triassic. More recent estimates suggest that they have an origin during the Late Jurassic, with the first fossil records in the Early Cretaceous. About 3,106 species are currently described, with a few hundred more left to be described. Although these insects are often called "white ants", they are not ants, and are not closely related to ants. Like ants and some bees an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
