Gnathamitermes grandis Light, 1930 大颚钩白蚁

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1. Nutrient cycling by the subterranean termite Gnathamitermes tubiformans in a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem

   Douglas Allen Schaefer, Walter G. Whitford · 1981 · Oecologia

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2. Seasonal Food Habits of a Desert Termite, Gnathamitermes tubiformans1 , in West Texas 2

   Charles T. Allen, David E. Foster, Darrell Ν. Ueckert · 1980 · Environmental Entomology

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   The diet of Gnathamitermes tubiformans (Buckley) consisted primarily of 3 grass species, Aristida longiseta Steud., red three-awn; Buchloe dactyloides (Null.) Englm., bulfalograss; and Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Griffiths, blue grama. Feeding activity was lowest in the spring and highest in the fall. Over the season red three-awn, buffalograss and blue grama comprised ca. 46, 26, and 24% of the diet, respectively, and were consumed at rates of ca. 27.1, 15.4, and 14.1 g/m 2 /yr, respectively. Red three-awn was abundant throughout the season and increased in dietary importance through mid- and late summer. Bulfalograss became increasingly abundant during late spring and summer and was utilized most heavily during May, July, and Aug. Blue grama contributed most heavily to the termite diet during spring and early summer and its importance increased slightly again in the fall. It was preferred or highly preferred during most of the season. Living plants were the major dietary component during spring and early summer and standing dead plants were the major dietary component during late summer and fall. Grass litter remained a relatively constant dietary component throughout the season.

3. Analysis of Above-ground Gallery Construction by the Subterranean Termite Gnathamitermes tubiformans (Isoptera: Termitidae)

   William P. Mackay, James H. Blizzard, Jacqueline J. Miller, Walter G. Whitford · 1985 · Environmental Entomology

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   Gnathamitermes tubiformans (Buckley), a common termite species in the northern Chihuahuan Desert of North America, builds mud galleries around standing dead vegetation and other food materials after periods of rain. The termites graze only the surface of standing dead branches, tissues highest in nitrogen content. We hypothesized that termites invest more energy in gallery construction than they obtain from the wood they consume. We estimated energy costs of gallery construction from analysis of gallery material and construction behavior of the termites. In addition to obtaining a food source relatively high in nitrogen, the estimated energy that termites obtain from the wood is six orders of magnitude greater than the energy invested in gallery construction. Therefore, the termites obtain much more energy from wood than they invest in gallery construction.

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