Tuesday, 16 November 2004
D0438

Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera:Rhinotermitidae) in Venezuela

Solange Issa, sissa@usb.ve, Simón Bolívar University, Departamento de Biología de Organismos, Apdo. 89000, Caracas, Dtto. Federal, Venezuela and José Perozo, shinotermes@yahoo.es, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Instituto de Zoología Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía, Apdo. 4579, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

The termites Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen) (Rhinotermitidae:Rhinotermitinae) is reported for Venezuela for the first time. Specimens were found at several localities in the country including places near the coast in the northern region of the country, and places like the Gran Sabana in the south, near the Brazilian border. The species was collected at different altitudes and habitats.


Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Heterotermes tenuis
Keywords: distribution, new report

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