A REVISION AND ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATION KEYS TO SOLDIERS AND ADULTS OF TERMITE (ORDER: ISOPTERA) IN EGYPT | ||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
Article 4, Volume 88, Issue 2, June 2010, Pages 381-418 PDF (5.15 M) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2010.186749 | ||
Authors | ||
YOSRY E-SEBAY; MOHAMED K. EL-AKKAD; MOHAMED K. ABBASS; AYMAN R. EL-BASSIOUNY | ||
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. | ||
Abstract | ||
Illustrated identification keys are presented for soldiers and winged adults of seven termite species known from Egypt. These species are: Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burm.), Psammotermes hybostoma Desneux, Reticulitermes lucifugus (Rossi), &nit-ernes clesertorvm Desneux, Microcerotermes eugnathus Silvestri, Cryptotennes brevis (Walker) and Ka/otermes flavicollis (Fabricius). Synonymies, diagnosis, geographical distribution and habitat for each species are given. | ||
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