Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Vol. 2004 No. 18, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2004 No. 18

Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): EENY282/IN558, 1/2003

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https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in558-2003
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
University of Florida
Nan-Yao Su
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0431-5005
Brian Cabrera
William Kern, Jr.
University of Florida
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Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Nan-Yao Su, Brian Cabrera, and William Kern, Jr. 2004. “Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old Unofficial name), Prorhinotermes Simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): EENY282 IN558, 1 2003”. EDIS 2004 (18). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in558-2003.
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Abstract

Prorhinotermes is a tropical genus of some 20 species with the greatest diversity in Southeast Asia. Three species of Prorhinotermes occur in the New World including Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen). This species is endemic to and known only from southeastern Florida, western Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Species of Prorhinotermes generally live in or near coastal habitats and on islands. This document is EENY-282, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2003.

EENY282/IN558: Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) (ufl.edu)

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