Morphological and nest notes of Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson), an Amazonian soldierless termite
2022
João Rafael Alves-Oliveira | Valéria Barbosa Rodrigues | Agno Nonato Serrão Acioli | Renato Almeida de Azevedo | Elizabeth Franklin | José Wellington de Morais
Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson) is a litter-feeder soldierless termite that builds arboreal cartonated nests. In this paper, we describe and illustrate arboreal nests of R. arboreus, while also describing a fully clayish nest built upon the trunk of a fallen tree. Additionally, we provided physical and populational parameters for two nests. We also illustrate all castes except alates and record two termitophilous species occurring inside the nests.
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