Reticulitermes lucifugus

Reticulitermes lucifugus is a species of termite in the genus Reticulitermes. It feeds on rotten timber and logs.[1] This genus unusually lacks a queen termite. It is found in the Provence region[2] and the Broadleaf Woodlands[1] of North America.

Reticulitermes lucifugus
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R. lucifugus
Binomial name
Reticulitermes lucifugus
(Rossi, 1792)

References

  1. Atlas of World Wildlife. Galley Press. ISBN 0862834902.
  2. Biosystematics of Reticulitermes termites in Europe: morphological, chemical and molecular data. J.-L. Clément, A.-G. Bagnères, P. Uva, L. Wilfert, A. Quintana, J. Reinhard and S. Dronnet, Insectes Sociaux, 2001, Volume 48, Number 3, pages 202-215, doi:10.1007/PL00001768
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