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Abstract
Ninety series of rhinotermitid termites were collected from 19 localities distributed across much of Thailand, and compared with specimens deposited in the NHML. Eleven species belonging to five genera of Rhinotermitidae are recorded from Thailand. Three species of two genera, Reticulitermes (Reticulitermes assamensis) and Parrhinotermes (Parrhinotermes microdentiformisoides and Parrhinotermes buttelreepeni), are new records from Thailand. Keys to the genera and species based on the soldier caste are given. Soldiers of all species are illustrated and morphological measurements are given.
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our gratitude to Dr P. Eggleton and Dr D.T. Jones, of the Natural History Museum, London, for valuable advice and critical reading of this manuscript and to the Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London for providing access to specimens and literature. I thank the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) for the permission of this research. The study was carried out within the framework of an integrated study on biodiversity conservation under global change and bio-inventory management system supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Creative Basic Research from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and a grant from the International Cooperative Research Project (Bio-Recycle Project) from Japan Science and Technology Corporation.