Higher-termite
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Amitermes parvulus
Amitermes parvulus is a higher termite species studied primarily in urban environments, where it exhibits unusual colony characteristics for its group. The species forms few but spatially expansive colonies that frequently merge together, with all studied colonies headed by inbred neotenic reproductives—traits rarely observed in higher termites. It co-exists with the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in urban landscapes, with differences in food preference and availability potentially enabling this co-existence. The species was first described by Light in 1932.
Tenuirostritermes tenuirostris
Tenuirostritermes tenuirostris is a species of higher termite in the family Termitidae, subfamily Nasutitermitinae. Originally described as Termes tenuirostris by Desneux in 1904, it is currently accepted under the genus Tenuirostritermes. The species has been recorded in North America and Middle America based on distribution data. As a member of Nasutitermitinae, it belongs to a group commonly known as nasute termites, characterized by specialized defensive adaptations.