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Cockroaches and Termites of Zihuatanejo

ORDER BLATTODEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea)

-Termites (Epifamily Termitoidae)

-Higher Termites (Family Termitidae)

-Nasute Termites (Subfamily Nasutitermitinae)

-Genus Tenuirostritermes


Tenuirostritermes cinereus is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America. T. cinereus feeds on wood and other cellulose-based materials, which they digest with the help of symbiotic microorganisms in their gut. These microorganisms break down the cellulose, allowing the termites to obtain nutrients from the wood. Like other termites, they play a key role in the decomposition of organic material in ecosystems.

Tenuirostritermes Nasute Termites

Tenuirostritermes (Genus)

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