Research Article

Associations of Two Ecologically Significant Social Insect Taxa in the Litter of an Amazonian Rainforest: Is There a Relationship between Ant and Termite Species Richness?

Table 1

List of termite species collected at TBS, and their category of soldier defensive strategy.

Termite speciesDefense

Anoplotermes sp. 1Soldierless
Anoplotermes sp. 2Soldierless
Anoplotermes sp. 3Soldierless
Anoplotermes sp. 4Soldierless
Armitermes minutusMechanical
Atlantitermes sp.Chemical
Coptotermes cf. testaceusMechanical
Cornicapritermes sp.Mechanical
Cornitermes sp.Mechanical
Crepititermes verruculosusMechanical
Cylindrotermes cf. nordenskioeldiMechanical
Cylindrotermes flangiatusMechanical
Cylindrotermes parvignathusMechanical
Heterotermes tenuisMechanical
Nasutitermes callimorphusChemical
Nasutitermes ephrataeChemical
Nasutitermes guayanaeChemical
Nasutitermes intermediusChemical
Nasutitermes llinquipatensisChemical
Nasutitermes longirostratusChemical
Nasutitermes sp.Chemical
Nasutitermes surinamensisChemical
Neocapritermes pumilisMechanical
Neocapritermes villosusMechanical
Rotunditermes bragantinusChemical
Ruptitermes sp.Soldierless
Triangularitermes triangularicepsChemical
Velocitermes beebeiChemical