Nasutitermes rippertii (Rambur, 1842)

 

Synonyms: Termes rippertii, Eutermes rippertii, Eutermes bahamensis, Eutermes cubanus, Nasutitermes brevioculatus

 

 

Soldiers of Nasutitermes rippertii have reddish heads, covered with dozens of bristles. This species builds large, dark brown, arboreal and epigeal nests; arboreal nests are elongate. Although N. rippertii feeds on dry wood, it is of a lesser pest than N. corniger. This species is Antillean in distribution and known from Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and possibly Jamaica.

 

		D55256 Conehead termite (Nasutitermes rippertii) Tubagua, Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D55253 Conehead termite (Nasutitermes rippertii) Tubagua, Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D55255 Conehead termite (Nasutitermes rippertii) Tubagua, Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D55254 Conehead termite (Nasutitermes rippertii) Tubagua, Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved

 

D48575 Nest of conehead termite (Nasutitermes rippertii) South Bimini Biminis, The Bahamas Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved

 

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