Development of non-reproductive castes in the neotropical termite generaCornitermes, EmbiratermesandRhynchotermes(Isoptera, Nasutitermitinae)

Morphology of the nymphoid replacement r

Morphology of the nymphoid replacement reproductives in the neotropical termite Armitermes euamignathus (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

✍ Ana M. Costa-Leonardo; Raquel C. Barsotti; Helena X. Soares 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 433 KB

Numerous nymphoid reproductives were found in three field nests of Armitermes euamignathus collected in Brazil. We report here a morphological description and a biometric study of these individuals. Nymphoid replacements displayed narrow wing buds when compared with those present in nymphs from the