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Roisinitermesebogoensis gen. & sp. n., an outstanding drywood termite with snapping soldiers from Cameroon (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)

Abstract. Termites have developed a wide array of defensive mechanisms. One of them is the mandibulate soldier caste that crushes or pierces their enemies. However, in several lineages of Termitinae, soldiers have long and slender mandibles that cannot bite but, instead, snap and deliver powerful st...

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Autores principales: Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Bourguignon, Thomas, Akama, Pierre Dieudonné, Sillam-Dussès, David, Šobotník, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6182260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30323706
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.787.28195