''Reticulitermes lucifugus'' is classified as a species of termite in the genus ''
Reticulitermes
''Reticulitermes'' is a termite genus in the family Rhinotermitidae. They are found in most temperate regions on Earth including much of Asia and the Middle East, Western Europe, and all of North America.
Caste descriptions
''Reticulitermes' ...
''. Its diet consists mainly of rotten timber and logs.
This genus unusually lacks a queen termite. It is found in the
Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
region
[Biosystematics of Reticulitermes termites in Europe: morphological, chemical and molecular data. J.-L. Clément, A.-G. Bagnères, P. Uva, L. Wilfert, A. Quintana, J. Reinhard and S. Dronnet, Insectes Sociaux, 2001, Volume 48, Number 3, pages 202-215, ] and the
Broadleaf Woodlands Broadleaf may refer to:
* Broad-leaved tree
** Broadleaf forest
* In agronomy, a term described in contrast to Poaceae. That is to say that broadleaf plants are not grasses:
:* Broadleaf weed
:* Broadleaf crop
* A member of Magnoliopsida, informa ...
of
North America.
References
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