Pterotermes occidentis

Pterotermes occidentis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Kalotermitidae

Pterotermes is a monotypic genus of termites in the family Kalotermitidae. Pterotermes occidentis is the single species in the genus. This termite lives in the extremely dry conditions found in the Sonoran Desert in southwestern United States, Baja California and Mexico.

Distribution

Pterotermes occidentis — (c) Wendy McCrady, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wendy McCrady · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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