Paraneotermes simplicicornis
Appearance
Paraneotermes simplicicornis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Kalotermitidae |
Genus: | Paraneotermes |
Species: | P. simpliconies
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Binomial name | |
Paraneotermes simpliconies Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920[1]
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Paraneotermes simpliconies is a type of termite,[2] found in the drylands of North America, like the Death Valley. It mostly lives and feeds on rotten and fallen Joshua trees. Its main predators are birds like cactus wren.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paraneotermes simpliconies". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ M. Beazley, ed. (1980). Atlas of World Wildlife. Rand McNally. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-528-83014-3.
- ^ Atlas of World Wildlife. Galley Press. 1973. p. 28.