Two species ofMicrotermes(Isoptera, Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) from the Arabian Peninsula
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 20 (1) , 165-182
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938600770141
Abstract
Microtermes yemenensis is described from the Yemen Arab Republic; it is confined to the mountains above 1000 m. The imagos of Microtermes najdensis Harris are described for the first time and revised descriptions are given of the soldier and worker castes; it is widely distributed throughout the Tihama and foothills up to 1000 m. These are the only known species of Microtermes in the Arabian Peninsula.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Termite Damage and Crop Loss Studies in Nigeria — a Review of Termite (Isoptera) Damage to Maize and Estimation of Damage, Loss in Yield and Termite (Microtermes) Abundance at MokwaTropical Pest Management, 1980
- A new phytophagous termite from Saudi ArabiaBulletin of Entomological Research, 1964