Open AccessSOLDIER‐REPRODUCTIVE INTERCASTES IN A SPECIES OF TUMULITERMES (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE)
Author(s) -
Gay F. J.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1968.tb00708.x
Subject(s) - termitidae , biology , zoology , caste , anatomy , philosophy , linguistics
i Two aberrant specimens in a collection of a species of Tumulitermes are described. These specimens are basically soldier like in appearance, but show a number of reproductive caste characters in such structures as the antennae, head capsule and mandibles, and in the presence of wing rudiments. They are evidently soldier‐reproductive intercastes, which are quite uncommon in the higher termites.