Neotermes jouteli
Appearance
Neotermes jouteli | |
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A pair of N. jouteli imagoes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Kalotermitidae |
Genus: | Neotermes |
Species: | N. jouteli
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Binomial name | |
Neotermes jouteli (Banks in Banks and Snyder, 1920)
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Neotermes jouteli is a species of Neotropical termite in the family Kalotermitidae[1] which is native to South Florida and surrounding West Indian nations.[2] N. jouteli is the largest species of termite in Florida with soldiers reaching a maximum length of 13.35 mm and the winged alates around 16.05 mm.[3]
Identification
[edit]The frons (area of head directly above the clypeus) of the imago is deeply depressed with a rugose texture.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Neotermes jouteli". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ Su, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn and Nan-Yao (2020-02-05). "Florida Dampwood Termites, Neotermes castaneus (Burmeister), Neotermes jouteli (Banks), and Neotermes luykxi Nickle and Collins (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)". edis.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ a b Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.; Krecek, Jan; Su, Nan-Yao (2000-07-01). "Redescriptions of the Dampwood Termites Neotermes jouteli and N. luykxi (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from Florida, Cuba, Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 93 (4): 785–794. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0785:rotdtn]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0013-8746.