First record of Ereymatermes rotundiceps (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) as inquiline of Embiratermes neotenicus (Termitidae: Syntermitinae) in the Colombian Amazon
E. H. Duran-Bautista, María Fernanda Bermúdez, Fernando CELIS-DAZA
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ABSTRACT We report, for the first time, the presence of the termite Ereymatermes rotundiceps Constantino, 1991 as an inquiline of the termite Embiratermes neotenicus (Holmgren, 1906) in the Colombian Amazon, and provide new morphometric information on the species. Soldiers of E. rotundiceps were collected in epigeal nests built by E. neotenicus in pastures during the transition from the dry to the rainy season. The association between host and inquiline termites does not seem to be antagonistic, but the relationship between these two species still needs to be clarified.
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Acta Amzonica is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access, free-of-charge scientific journal for research in and about the Amazon region, published since 1971 by the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, in Brazil.
The journal publishes quarterly issues containing articles and short communications in English across a broad range of disciplines, including Agronomy and Forestry, Animal Sciences and Fisheries, Biodiversity and Conservation, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacology, Environmental Sciences, Food Sciences, Geosciences, Health Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, and Materials Technology.
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