TERMITES OF PANAMA

 

Contents

 Kalotermitidae
 Rhinotermitidae
 Termitidae
  Amitermitinae
  Apicotermitinae
  Termitinae
  Nasutitermitinae
 References

Virtual collection of termites, collected by Yves Roisin in 1991 and by Yves Roisin & Maurice Leponce in 2003 and 2004 during the IBISCA project.

Images : Yves Laurent & Maurice Leponce
Image formatting for the internet : Yves Laurent & Isabelle Bachy

Calcaritermes

brevicollis
emarginicollis

Glyptotermes





contracticornis
angustus




rotundifrons

Incisitermes
snyderi
sp01		 tabogae

Neotermes
holmgreni
sp01		 setifer

Rugitermes
panamae

Cryptotermes
brevis domesticus dudleyi longicollis

 

 

Coptotermes
crassus
niger

Heterotermes
aureus tenuis

Dolichorhinotermes


longidens

Prorhinotermes
molinoi

 

 

 

Amitermes

beaumonti		 foreli

Cylindrotermes

macrognathus

Microcerotermes

arboreus

 

Anoplotermes
(no soldier caste)
parvus		 gracilis
sp.01

 

Ruptitermes

sp.01

 

Neocapritermes

centralis

Orthognathotermes

wheeleri

Termes
hispaniolae panamaensis
sp.01
sp.02

 

Araujotermes

zeteki

Armitermes

armiger

Atlantitermes
kirbyi

Coatitermes

clevelandi

Cornitermes

walkeri

Embiratermes

chagresi

Ereymatermes

panamaensis

Nasutitermes

guayanae
corniger
dasyopsis
ephratae
glabritergus

nigriceps
sp.01

Obtusitermes

panamae

Rhynchotermes

perarmatus

Subulitermes

denisae

Velocitermes

barrocoloradensis

 

References

Nickle, D.A. & M.S. Collins. 1992. The termites of Panama. In: Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica, edited by D.A. Quintero & A. Aiello, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 208-241.

Roisin, Y. 1995. Humivorous nasute termites (Isoptera: Nasutitermitinae) from the Panama Canal area. Belgian Journal of Zoology 125(2):283-300.

 

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