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Occurrence of polygyny in Procornitermes araujoi (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)
Fecha
2004-11-23Registro en:
Sociobiology, v. 44, n. 3, p. 607-613, 2004.
0361-6525
WOS:000224660200013
2-s2.0-8444248601
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Procornitermes araujoi is a mandibulate termite of the Nasutitermitinae subfamily that builds mounds in savannas of the Central and Southeastern regions of Brazil. This paper reports the occurrence of three imaginai queens in the same nest of this termite located in Rio Claro, (SP), Brazil. The associated queens were similar in size, degree of physogastry, and pigmentation. The king was not found. The polygyny and nest architecture of P. araujoi are discussed.