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Species Cryptotermes brevis - West Indian Drywood Termite


A generic revision and phylogenetic study of the family Kalotermitidae (Isoptera). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 122, article 4
By Krishna, K
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 122, article 4, 1961

The tergal gland and courtship behavior in the termites P. occidentalis, M. hubbardi and Paraneotermes simplicicornis
By R. V. Carr
University of Arizona, Tucson, 1972
P. occidentalis = Pterotermes occidentis
M. hubbardi = Marginitermes hubbardi

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Review of secondary reproduction in termites with comments on its role in termite ecology and social evolution
By Myles, T. G.
Sociobiology Vol. 33 (1), 1999

Sexual Castes and Reproductive Strategies in Termites
By Noirot C
Engels W. (eds) Social Insects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1990

Isoptera
By Šobotník, J., and Dahlsjo, C.
Reference Module in Life Sciences, 2017

Workers of a drywood termite do not work
By Korb, J., and K. Schneider
Frontiers in Zoology 4, 2007

Keys to Soldier and Winged Adult Termites (Isoptera) of Florida
By Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su
The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 77, No. 4: 460-474, 1994

A survey of structure-infesting termites of peninsular Florida.
By Scheffrahn R.H.,Mangold J.R., Su N.-Y.
Florida Entomologist 71 (4): 615–630, 1988