"Issued April 25, 2013." Includes bibliographical references (volume 7, pages 2437-2679) and index.
Contents:
v. 1. Introduction. A brief history of termite systematics ; Morphology ; Key to the extant families of Isoptera. Key to the subfamilies of Termitidae. Key to genera of the family Kalotermitidae ; Diagnoses of families and subfamilies ; Pest species of Isoptera ; Termite evolution : diversity, distributions, phylogeny, fossil record ; Summary classification of Isoptera ; The taxonomic compendium. Nomenclatural changes made in this work. Museums and repositories -- v. 2. Basal families. Isoptera ; Cratomastotermitidae ; Mastotermitidae ; Termopsidae ; Archotermopsidae ; Hodotermitidae ; Stolotermitidae. Porotermitinae. Stolotermitinae ; Kalotermitidae -- v. 3. Neoisoptera excluding Termitidae. Archeorhinotermitidae ; Stylotermitidae ; Rhinotermitidae. Coptotermitinae. Heterotermitinae. Prorhinotermitinae. Psammotermitinae. Rhinotermitinae. Termitogetoninae. Serritermitidae -- v. 4. Termitidae (part one). Sphaerotermitinae. Macrotermitinae. Foraminitermitinae. Syntermitinae -- v. 5. Termitidae (part two). Nasutotermitinae. Cubitermitinae -- v. 6. Termitidae (part three). Termitinae ; Family incertae cedis ; Taxa excluded from Isoptera -- v. 7. References ; Index to scientific names.
Summary:
A comprehensive compendium on the taxonomy and biology of the 3106 living and fossil species of the world's termites is presented, along with reviews of Isoptera morphology and evolution, identification keys, the history of termite systematics, and summary of the world's 363 significant pest species.
Series:
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 0003-0090 ; no. 377
OCLC:
(OCoLC)841304389
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.