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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Hypotermes sp

This is the largest species of this genus that I have come across to date. It is also the first species that I have across that has soldiers that are significantly larger than the workers.

This species looks exactly like many Odontotermes species of this location except for the missing tooth on the left mandible.


















See also:
Hypotermes


Taxonomy
No rank: cellular organisms
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota
No rank: Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Metazoa
No rank: Eumetazoa
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria
No rank (Branch): Protostomia
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata
No rank: Pancrustacea
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
No rank: Polyneoptera
No rank (Superorder): Dictyoptera
Order: Blattodea
Superfamily: Blattoidea
No rank: Termitoidae 1912919
Family: Termitidae 46569
Subfamily: Macrotermitinae 62955
Genus: Hypoternes


Last Updated: 2024 03 27
First Posted: 2024 03 27
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Wednesday, February 07, 2024

Odontotermes sp

This is the second largest species of Odontotermes genus that I have encountered in this location. The head of the soldiers measured at around 4 mm approximately 0.5 mm shorter than that of Odontotermes longignathus which is around 4.5 mm. The total length at around 9 mm is also shorter than that of Odontotermes longignathus at 10 mm.

A worker of Odontotermes sp(26)

Workers of Odontotermes sp(26)

A soldier of Odontotermes sp(26)
















Taxonomy
No rank: cellular organisms
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota
No rank: Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Metazoa
No rank: Eumetazoa
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria
No rank (Branch): Protostomia
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata
No rank: Pancrustacea
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
No rank: Polyneoptera
No rank (Superorder): Dictyoptera
Order: Blattodea
Superfamily: Blattoidea
No rank: Termitoidae 1912919
Family: Termitidae 46569
Subfamily: Macrotermitinae 62955
Genus: Odontotermes 60587


Last Updated: 2024 02 07
First Posted: 2024 02 07
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Paratrechina longicornis

The black crazy ant Paratrechina longicornis. These like Anoplolepis gracilipes are surface ants. They are not burrowing subterranean ants. They nest in hollows and crevices and do not dig into the soil.














The queen of Paratrechina longicornis





Paratrechina longicornis are essentially squatter ants making use of hollow areas whether hole in ground or under stones and fallen branches to house their brood. And each period of rain after some dry spell they will be relocating as their nesting area getting flooded or wet.








Parasitic mites sucking the life juices off Paratrechina longicornis pupae.





These mites also feed on the pupae, attaching to bottom of the gaster. The pupae finally ends up as an empty shell (right).

The parasitic mite. This same mite or relate species also are parasites of Pheidole ants feeding on the pupae of the major workers.

Commensal cricket of Paratrechina longicornis. These crickets are technically parasites as they are just free loaders being fed by the ants. Or they could be their pets.

The commensal crickets of Paratrechina longicornis.

 A larger species of these crickets (below it) are also found in the nest of Anoplolepis gracilipes.


See also:
Paratrechina sp
Those Crazy Ants


Taxonomy:
No rank: cellular organisms 131567
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759
No rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213
No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563
No rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496
Infraclass: Neoptera 33340
Cohort: Holometabola
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
Suborder Apocrita 7400
Infraorder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Formicoidea
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily - Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini 72772
Genus - Paratrechina 58224
Species - longicornis 262035


Updated: 2024 01  10
First Posted: 2024 01 10
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