Taxonomy, distribution, and notes on the termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae) of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-201

  Scheffrahn, Rudolf H ^a   Jones, Susan C ^b   Krecek, Jan ^a   Chase, James A ^c   Mangold, John R ^d   Su, Nan Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Terminix International   (United States)

^d Terminix International   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Caribbean; Identification key; New species; Survey

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; TAXONOMY; TERMITE;

PUERTO RICO; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANOPLOTERMES; CARIBITERMES DISCOLOR; COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES HAVILANDI; CRYPTOTERMES BREVIS; CRYPTOTERMES HAVILANDI; CRYPTOTERMES ROTUNDICEPS; CRYPTOTERMES UNDULANS; DOMINGOA HAEMATOCHILA; GLYPTOTERMES; GLYPTOTERMES LIBERATUS; GLYPTOTERMES PUBESCENS; HETEROTERMES; INCISITERMES; INCISITERMES BEQUAERTI; INCISITERMES FURVUS; INCISITERMES INCISUS; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; NASUTITERMES ACAJUTLAE; NASUTITERMES COSTALIS; NEOTERMES INTRACAULIS; NEOTERMES MONA; NEOTERMES SP.; PARVITERMES; PARVITERMES WOLCOTTI; PROCRYPTOTERMES CORNICEPS; PRORHINOTERMES; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMES HISPANIOLAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0041622648     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0181:TDANOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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