Genetic Analysis of Formosan Subterranean Termite (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) Populations in California

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ping Tseng ◽  
Jason Boone ◽  
Lowell Boone ◽  
Natalee King ◽  
Siavash Taravati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
San Diego County ◽  
Formosan Subterranean Termite ◽  
Riverside County ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Phylogeny ◽  
Polymorphic Microsatellite ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract A new infestation of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae), was discovered in Canyon Lake, Riverside County, California. We used three mitochondrial DNA (COI, COII, and 16S) and seven polymorphic microsatellite markers to characterize the genetic relationship of the colony with two other colonies that were collected in 1992 and 2018 in La Mesa, San Diego County. Maximum likelihood phylogeny of C. formosanus based on concatenated COI and COII sequences revealed that the two La Mesa populations (CA01 and CA02) and the Canyon Lake population (CA03) were from different maternal lineages. Based on the 14 COII haplotypes of C. formosanus found world-wide, CA01 and CA02 belonged to a haplotype widely distributed across the United States, while CA03 was grouped under a haplotype predominantly found in Asia. Microsatellite allele frequencies across all loci for both La Mesa populations were relatively similar, but significant genetic differences were found between CA02 and CA03 colonies (FST = 0.24; Dest = 0.30; G″ ST = 0.55; P < 0.01).

scholarly journals Redescription of Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae), with three new synonyms from China

2020 ◽  
pp. 599-608
Author(s):  
Guan-Yu Chen ◽  
Yun-Ling Ke ◽  
Wei-Ren Liang ◽  
Hou-Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
The United States ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
The Body ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Species Differentiation ◽  
Formosan Subterranean Termite

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909, is an important structural pest in Mainland China, Japan, Taiwan, Bahamas, and the United States. Coptotermes formosanus was first described in Japanese, and the morphological description was too simple for congeneric species differentiation, resulting in confusion in species identification. To date, ten junior synonyms of C. formosanus have been reported. To avoid further confusion, we redescribed C. formosanus based on the type specimen and the specimens from the type locality, Taiwan. Most of the Coptotermes Wasmann, 1896 taxonomy has been clarified worldwide and the Chinese case remains an outlier, with many species that need to be revised. We further examined the taxonomic statuses of four Chinese species, C. chang­taiensis Xia & He, 1986, C. hekouensis Xia & He, 1986, C. shanghaiensis Xia & He, 1986, and C. suzhouensis Xia & He, 1986. We proposed that C. changtaiensis, C. hekouensis, and C. suzhouensis are the junior synonyms of C. formosanus. Even though the morphological characters of C. shanghaiensis are similar to C. formosanus, the body size of the former is significantly smaller. Additional Coptotermes samples collected from the Shanghai area would be required for the taxonomic status of C. shanghaiensis to be confirmed.

scholarly journals GENETIC EVIDENCE FOR TWO INTRODUCTIONS OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE, COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE), TO THE UNITED STATES

2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Austin ◽  
Allen L. Szalanski ◽  
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn ◽  
Matt T. Messenger ◽  
Jackie A. McKern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Formosan Subterranean Termite

Feeding site selection by workers of the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) – a re-analysis of field data from a mark–recapture study

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.-Y. Su ◽  
P.N. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Site Fidelity ◽  
Random Search ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Frequency Data ◽  
Feeding Frequency ◽  
Feeding Site ◽  
Formosan Subterranean Termite ◽  
Computer Simulation Program ◽  
Bait Stations

AbstractDuring the early stages of the development of termite baits, dyed paper was placed in specified feeding stations to ascertain whether a slow-acting toxicant could be placed in a few bait stations to be delivered to the entire colony members of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Feeding frequency data, as measured by the dye concentration in individual termites, suggested the absence of feeding site fidelity. However, these results were often misinterpreted as random movement of termites that were marked and released for population estimate studies, or the random search of food in soil by subterranean termites. A computer simulation program was constructed to re-examine this feeding frequency data, and confirmed the earlier conclusion that the lack of feeding site fidelity was the most likely explanation for the data.

scholarly journals Myosin Gene Expression and Protein Abundance in Different Castes of the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Coptotermes formosanus)

Insects ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1190-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Tarver ◽  
Christopher Florane ◽  
Christopher Mattison ◽  
Beth Holloway ◽  
Alan Lax
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Protein Abundance ◽  
Formosan Subterranean Termite

scholarly journals Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) established in Israel and world distribution of a major termite pest

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1537-1543
Author(s):  
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn ◽  
Brian W. Bahder ◽  
Tomer Lu
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Formosan Subterranean Termite ◽  
The World ◽  
World Distribution

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909, is a highly destructive structural pest endemic to East Asia. We report a land-based establishment of C. formosanus in Petah Tikva, Israel, over 6000 km from its nearest previous locality in China. The species’ identity was confirmed by soldier morphology and by COI sequence data. In addition, a population discovered in 1992 in suburban San Diego, California, USA, remains viable. Marathon hosts the first infestation of C. formosanus in the Florida Keys. The world distribution of C. formosanus is presented, and the biogeography and mechanisms of spread of this termite are discussed.

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