Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)
The conehead termite, Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Figure 1), is the first record of a non-endemic establishment from the family Termitidae in the United States (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). This widespread Neotropical species is unique among Florida termites due to the soldier’s nasus (an elon...
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The conehead termite, Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Figure 1), is the first record of a non-endemic establishment from the family Termitidae in the United States (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). This widespread Neotropical species is unique among Florida termites due to the soldier’s nasus (an elongated frontal projection on the soldier’s head) and conspicuous nests (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). These termites are able to feed on many species of wood, i.e., structural wood and dead wood on living trees, and they inhabit a wide range of habitats. The conehead termite is of economic importance (Scheffrahn et al. 2014).
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Also available on the Featured Creatures website at
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| spelling | doaj.art-0501adc3debe4a41b5dbb9253f61da322024-04-23T04:34:55ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-02-0120201Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)Reina Tong0Katherine Tenn1Rudolf H Scheffrahn2University of FloridaFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesUniversity of Florida The conehead termite, Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Figure 1), is the first record of a non-endemic establishment from the family Termitidae in the United States (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). This widespread Neotropical species is unique among Florida termites due to the soldier’s nasus (an elongated frontal projection on the soldier’s head) and conspicuous nests (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). These termites are able to feed on many species of wood, i.e., structural wood and dead wood on living trees, and they inhabit a wide range of habitats. The conehead termite is of economic importance (Scheffrahn et al. 2014). Available on the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1275 Also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/URBAN/TERMITES/conehead_termite.HTM https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115563 |
| spellingShingle | Reina Tong Katherine Tenn Rudolf H Scheffrahn Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) EDIS |
| title | Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) |
| title_full | Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) |
| title_fullStr | Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) |
| title_short | Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) |
| title_sort | conehead termite nasutitermes corniger motschulsky insecta blattodea termitidae nasutitermitinae |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115563 |
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