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Gnathamitermes perplexus
Twigs encrusted by termite debris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Infraorder:	Isoptera
Family:	Termitidae
Genus:	Gnathamitermes
Species:	G. perplexus
Binomial name
Gnathamitermes perplexus (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920)

Gnathamitermes perplexus, the long-jawed desert termites or tube-building termites, is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The species creates tunnels, with both colony founders and workers transporting sand to excavate tunnels using their mandibles. The species is particularly susceptible to infectious nematodes such as Steinernema riobrave.

References

1. "Gnathamitermes perplexus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Gnathamitermes perplexus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Gnathamitermes perplexus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Mizumoto, Nobuaki; Gile, Gillian H; Pratt, Stephen C (7 September 2021). "Behavioral Rules for Soil Excavation by Colony Founders and Workers in Termites". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114 (5): 654–661. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. Yu, H.; Gouge, D. H.; Baker, P. (1 August 2006). "Parasitism of Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Termitidae) by Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae; Heterorhabditidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology. 99 (4): 1112–1119. doi:10.1093/jee/99.4.1112. PMID 16937662. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Further reading

• Krishna, Kumar; Grimaldi, David A.; Krishna, Valerie; Engel, Michael S. (2013). "Treatise on the Isoptera of the world". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (377). hdl:2246/6430.

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