Biology:Neotermes jouteli

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Short description: Species of insect

Neotermes jouteli
Neotermes jouteli.png
A pair of N. jouteli imagoes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Infraorder: Isoptera
Family: Kalotermitidae
Genus: Neotermes
Species:
N. jouteli
Binomial name
Neotermes jouteli
(Banks in Banks and Snyder, 1920)

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

The frons (area of head directly above the clypeus) of the imago is deeply depressed with a rugose texture.[3]

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Neotermes jouteli". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=623937#null. 
  2. 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)" (in English). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in279. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.; Krecek, Jan; Su, Nan-Yao (2000-07-01). [0785:rotdtn2.0.co;2 "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:rotdtn2.0.co;2]. ISSN 0013-8746. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0785:rotdtn]2.0.co;2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13582597 entry