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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Rottenwood Termites (Archotermopsidae) » Dampwood termites (Zootermopsis) » Nevada Dampwood Termite (Zootermopsis nevadensis)

Species Zootermopsis nevadensis - Nevada Dampwood Termite

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Zootermopsis nevadensis - male Termite? - Zootermopsis nevadensis Dampwood Termite? - Zootermopsis nevadensis Nevada Dampwood Termite - Zootermopsis nevadensis 8036454,59 termite - Zootermopsis nevadensis - female 9058174 term - Zootermopsis nevadensis - male - female Zootermopsis nevadensis Nevada Dampwood Termite - Zootermopsis nevadensis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Superfamily Blattoidea
No Taxon (Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites)
Family Archotermopsidae (Rottenwood Termites)
Genus Zootermopsis (Dampwood termites)
Species nevadensis (Nevada Dampwood Termite)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Termopsis angusticollis nevadensis Hagen, 1874
Termopsis nevadensis Banks and Snyder, 1920
Explanation of Names
Zootermopsis nevadensis Hagen, 1874
Numbers
Two subspecies.
Size
Alates: 20mm in length with wings, 11-13mm without wings (non physogastric)
Soldiers: Around 20mm at largest
Range
The most widespread member of the genus: From Southern California, to Western Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Northwest Idaho and Montana and British Columbia. Northernmost recorded latitude at 53.3°N, Dunkley, BC.(1)(2)

Species introduced to and has become established in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
See Also
Z. n. nuttingi
Z. n. nevadensis
Internet References
Species page(3)
Works Cited
1.Distribution and biogeography of the North-American termite genus Zootermopsis (Isoptera, Termopsidae)
Thorne B.L., Haverty M.I., Page M., Nutting W.L. 1993. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 86: 532-544.
2.Global Elevational, Latitudinal, and Climatic Limits for Termites
RH Scheffrahn. 2015. Sociobiology 62(3):426-438.
3.termite.com
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 28 December, 2007 - 12:07pm
Additional contributions by v belov, 2R R R
Last updated 1 June, 2019 - 7:43pm

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