Gnathamitermes perplexus, the long-jawed desert termites or tube-building termites, is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The species creates tunnels, with both colony founders and workers transporting sand to excavate tunnels using their mandibles. [4] The species is particularly susceptible to infectious nematodes such as Steinernema riobrave.[5]
| Gnathamitermes perplexus | |
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| Twigs encrusted by termite debris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Gnathamitermes |
| Species: | G. perplexus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathamitermes perplexus (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920)
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References
edit- ^ "Gnathamitermes perplexus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Gnathamitermes perplexus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Gnathamitermes perplexus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Mizumoto, Nobuaki; Gile, Gillian H; Pratt, Stephen C (7 September 2021). "Behavioral Rules for Soil Excavation by Colony Founders and Workers in Termites". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114 (5): 654–661. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Yu, H.; Gouge, D. H.; Baker, P. (1 August 2006). "Parasitism of Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Termitidae) by Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae; Heterorhabditidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology. 99 (4): 1112–1119. doi:10.1093/jee/99.4.1112. PMID 16937662. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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