There are approximately 20-50 damaging termite species in savannah and forest ecosystems in the family Termitidae. From Wordnik.com. [Chemical use in Africa~ opportunities and risks] Reference
Isoptera: equal winged: an ordinal term for insects with four, similar, net-veined wings; mouth mandibulate; thoracic rings similar, loosely jointed metamorphosis incomplete: the Termitidae. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Platyptera: flat and broad-winged: an ordinal term applied to insects with four net-veined wings, secondaries longitudinally folded beneath primaries; mouth mandibulate; prothorax free; transformations complete: Psocidae, Termitidae, Perlidae and Mallophaga. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Complemental: applied to sexed forms in the Termitidae, capable of reproduction, but which do not reach the winged stage; the females are less fertile than the forms that become winged and several may be used in one nest to replace a lost queen or mature female. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Termitidae, Psocidae and Mallophaga. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
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