Jurnal Natural
Volume 17, Number 1, March 2017

TAXONOMIC KEY TO THE LACESSITTERMES HOLMGREN (TERMITIDAE: NASUTITERMITINAE) FROM SUMATRA

Syaukani Syaukani (Jurusan Biologi, Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam 23111, Banda Aceh)



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Publish Date
31 Mar 2017

Abstract

A taxonomic key based on soldier and worker characters for an open air processional column termites genera, Lacessititermes, was constructed from material collected from Sumatra and adjacent islands from 1998 to 2017. As many as seven species of the genus are taxonomically difficult and complicated. Soldier caste is efective to separate L. piliferus, L. longinsus, L. albipes and L. batavus while mandible characters are efective to separate L. laborator from L. sordidus. Combination of soldier and worker characters are highly useful for identification of Lacessititermes from Sumatra. Keywords: Termite, Lacessititermes, Taxonomy, Sumatra

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Astronomy Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Chemistry Earth & Planetary Sciences Energy Immunology & microbiology Neuroscience Physics

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Jurnal Natural (JN) aims to publish original research results and reviews on sciences and mathematics. Jurnal Natural (JN) encompasses a broad range of research topics in chemistry, pharmacy, biology, physics, mathematics, statistics, informatic and ...