Wet Wood Termite (Porotermes quadricollis)
Author's comments:
Maité Masciocchi, Victoria Lantschner y José Villacide. Serie de divulgación sobre insectos de importancia ecológica, económica y sanitaria. Cuadernillo nº21 - 2019 – INTA, Bariloche.
Termospsidae: este grupo de termitas realiza sus nidos en madera común elevado contenido de humedad. Las colonias se encuentran en el interior de la madera y no requiere estar en contacto con el suelo, sin embargo, muchas veces se las encuentra en troncos caídos y biodegradados. Suelen colonizar tocones, árboles
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Termopsidae |
| Scientific name: | Porotermes quadricollis |
| English Name: | Wet Wood Termite |
| Spanish Name: | Termita de Madera Húmeda |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Both |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 26/01/2016 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Río Negro |
| Location or protected area: | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi |
| Detailed location: | Lago Mascardi |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -41.270860, -71.634451 |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 369287 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model: | NIKON D90 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/125 |
| Aperture: | 4.8 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 1600 |
| Focal length: | 135mm |
| Creation date: | 2016:01:26 13:26:49 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 12/23/2019 20:43:44 |
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