Syntermes
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| Syntermes dirus cutting up dead leaves on the forest floor | |
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| Subfamily: | Syntermitinae
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| Genus: | Syntermes
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Syntermes is a genus of large surface foraging termites belonging to the family Termitidae. The genus is most recognized for the large mounds built from loose soil, with some as old as 4,000 years.[1]
Species[]
Syntermes dirus mound in Brazil
References[]
- ^ "Huge 4,000-year-old termite mounds visible via satellite | EarthSky.org". earthsky.org. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- Termite Catalog
- en ION
- Nomenclator Zoologicus
- Constantino, R. 1995. Revision of the neotropical genus Syntermes Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 55(13):455-518.
- Emerson, A.E. 1945. The neotropical genus Syntermes (Isoptera: Termitidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 83(7):427-472.
- Holmgren, N. 1909. Termitenstudien 1. Anatomische untersuchungen. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 44(3):1-215.
- Holmgren, N. 1910a. Das system der termiten. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35:284-286.
- Mathews, A.G.A. 1977. Studies on Termites from the Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Río de Janeiro: Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 267 pp.
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