Occurrence of polygyny in Procornitermes araujoi (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)
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Procornitermes araujoi is a mandibulate termite of the Nasutitermitinae subfamily that builds mounds in savannas of the Central and Southeastern regions of Brazil. This paper reports the occurrence of three imaginai queens in the same nest of this termite located in Rio Claro, (SP), Brazil. The associated queens were similar in size, degree of physogastry, and pigmentation. The king was not found. The polygyny and nest architecture of P. araujoi are discussed.
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Nasutitermitinae, Nest architecture, Polygyny, Procornitermes, Termite, Isoptera, Termitidae
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Sociobiology, v. 44, n. 3, p. 607-613, 2004.
