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African termites of the genus Schedorhinotermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and associated termitophiles (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)
Author(s) -
Harris W. V.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series b, taxonomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0375-0434
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1968.tb00207.x
Subject(s) - rhinotermitidae , imago , lepidoptera genitalia , biology , genus , zoology , ecology
SYNOPSIS An account is given of the synonymy and distribution of the two representatives of the genus Schedorhinotermes in the Ethiopian Region, S. putorius and S. lamanianus . Keys are provided for the imago and soldier castes and some notes on biology are given. The synonymy and distribution of the closely associated termitophiles, Paraclystis divisus and P. integer (Tineidae), and their relations with the host, are discussed.