| Gnathamitermes perplexus | |
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| Twigs encrusted by termite debris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Genus: | Gnathamitermes |
| Species: | G. perplexus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathamitermes perplexus (Banks in Banks & Snyder, 1920) | |
Gnathamitermes perplexus, the long-jawed desert termites or tube-building termites, is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] The species creates tunnels, with both colony founders and workers transporting sand to excavate tunnels using their mandibles. [4] The species is particularly susceptible to infectious nematodes such as Steinernema riobrave . [5]
