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11 November 2024 The Termite Gnathamitermes perplexus Associated with Nests of the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex rugosus in Durango, Mexico
Silvia Areli Aguirre-de la Serna, Manuel de Luna, Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños, Isaias Chairez-Hernández, Daniel Ochoa-García, Gerardo Cuéllar Rodríguez, Miguel Angel Soto-Cárdenas
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Abstract

Termite individuals of Gnathamitermes perplexus (Banks, 1920) (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae) were found inside nests of the harvester ant Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in three ecoregions of Durango, Mexico. The termites and ants were collected in June 2022, July, October and November 2023. This finding suggests that termites are associated with the nests of harvester ants in their natural state. The record of G. perplexus represents the first one in Durango.

Se encontraron individuos de la termita Gnathamitermes perplexus (Banks, 1920) (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae) dentro de nidos de la hormiga cosechadora Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) en tres ecorregiones de Durango, México. Las termitas y hormigas fueron recolectadas en junio 2022, julio, octubre y noviembre 2023. Este hallazgo sugiere que las termitas están asociadas a los nidos de hormigas cosechadoras en su estado natural. El registro de G. perplexus es el primer registro en Durango.

Silvia Areli Aguirre-de la Serna, Manuel de Luna, Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños, Isaias Chairez-Hernández, Daniel Ochoa-García, Gerardo Cuéllar Rodríguez, and Miguel Angel Soto-Cárdenas "The Termite Gnathamitermes perplexus Associated with Nests of the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex rugosus in Durango, Mexico," Southwestern Entomologist 49(4), 1-6, (11 November 2024). https://doi.org/10.3958/059.049.0401
Published: 11 November 2024
KEYWORDS
biological communities
Comunidades biológicas
Ecosystem relationships
Estructura del suelo
Interacción de anidación interespecífica
Interspecies nesting interaction
Relaciones ecosistémicas
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