Establishment of the African termite, Coptotermes sjostedti (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), on the Island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Rudolf H. Scheffrahn; Jan Krecek; Boudanath Maharajh; Nan-Yao Su; James A. Chase; John R. Mangold; Allen L. Szalanski; James W. Austin; Jay Nixon

doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0872:EOTATC]2.0.CO;2

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Rudolf H. Scheffrahn,^1,2 Jan Krecek,¹ Boudanath Maharajh,¹ Nan-Yao Su,¹ James A. Chase,³ John R. Mangold,⁴ Allen L. Szalanski,⁵ James W. Austin,⁵ Jay Nixon⁶

¹Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 3205 College Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
²rhsc@ufl.edu
³Terminix International, 212 West Campground Rd., McDonough, GA 30253
⁴Terminix International, 9051 Florida Mining Blvd., Suite 105, Tampa, FL 33634
⁵Department of Entomology, 319 Agriculture Building, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
⁶American Pest Management, 6460 New Hampshire Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912

Abstract

Based on morphological and genetic comparisons, an established population of the African termite, Coptotermes sjostedti Holmgren, was identified on the island of Guadeloupe. This is the sixth recorded species of an endemic Old World termite becoming established in the New World. We hypothesize that this species arrived from tropical West Africa by maritime transport.

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Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jan Krecek, Boudanath Maharajh, Nan-Yao Su, James A. Chase, John R. Mangold, Allen L. Szalanski, James W. Austin, and Jay Nixon "Establishment of the African termite, Coptotermes sjostedti (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), on the Island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(5), 872-876, (1 September 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0872:EOTATC]2.0.CO;2

Received: 9 February 2004; Accepted: 1 April 2004; Published: 1 September 2004