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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Termes laticornis

Termes laticornis is slightly larger than Termes comis. The main differentiating feature that distinguish this species from Termes comis is the less pronounced and less elevated frontal projection on the head capsule.


Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

A worker and a soldier of Termes laticornis.

A worker and a soldier of Termes laticornis.

Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

A worker and a soldier of Termes laticornis.

Workers of Termes laticornis termite.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.

Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis.
Workers and a soldier of Termes laticornis

A worker and a soldier of Termes laticornis.




Taxonomy
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Arthropoda
Class - Insecta
Subclass - Pterygota
Infraclass - Neoptera
Superorder - Dictyoptera
Order - Isoptera 7499
Family - Termitidae 46569
Subfamily - Termitinae 92738
Genus - Termes  377834
Species: laticornis

Last Updated: 2013 01 30
First Posted: 2013 01 30
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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Vollenhovia

Vollenhovia rufiventris is an arboreal ant nesting inside the trunk and branches of large trees. This species is polymorphic with five expression in the worker caste.

Workers of Vollenhovia rufiventris showing the four morphological expression in the worker's caste. 
Workers of Vollenhovia rufiventris

Major and median workers of Vollenhovia rufiventris.
Major and median workers of Vollenhovia rufiventris

Major, median and minor workers of Vollenhovia rufiventris.
Major, median and minor workers of Vollenhovia rufiventris










Vollenhovia sp(01)



Vollenhovia sp03

 Median workers of Vollenhovia sp.

This is a trimorphic species of Vollenhovia.





Taxonomy:
Top Node: cellular organisms 131567
SuperKingdom: Eukaryota 2759
No Rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No Rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No Rank: Bilateria 33213
No Rank: Coelomata 33316
No Rank: Protostomia 33317
No Rank: Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No Rank: Mandibulata 197563
No Rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Superclass: Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No Rank: Dicondylia 85512
No Rank: Pterygota 7496
Subclass: Neoptera 33340
Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
No Rank: Apocrita 7400
Suborder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Stenammini 144019
Genus: Vollenhovia 369248
Species: rufiventris 


Last Updated: 2014 09 01
First Posted: 2013 01 01
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