Taxonomy, biogeography, and notes on termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae) of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 463-486

  Scheffrahn, Rudolf H ^a   Křeček, Jan ^a   Chase, James A ^b   Maharajh, Boudanath ^a   Mangold, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Terminix International   (United States)

^c Terminix International   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Diversity survey; Identification keys; New species; West Indies

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIVERSITY INDEX; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TERMITE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS;

ANOPLOTERMES; COPTOTERMES GESTROI; CRYPTOTERMES BREVIS; HETEROTERMES CARDINI; INCISITERMES BEQUAERTI; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER; NEOTERMES CASTANEUS; PARVITERMES; PROCRYPTOTERMES CORNICEPS; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMES HISPANIOLAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 33750904070     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[463:TBANOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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