Gnathamitermes perplexus
Twigs encrusted by termite debris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Gnathamitermes
Species:
G. perplexus
Binomial name
Gnathamitermes perplexus
(Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920)

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

  1. ↑ "Gnathamitermes perplexus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Gnathamitermes perplexus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ↑ 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. 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). hdl:2246/6430.
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