Reticulitermes santonensis

Laduguie N., Robert A., Bonnard O., Vieau F., Lequere J. L., Semon E. and Bordereau C. (1994) Isolation and identification of (3Z, 6Z, 8 0-3, 6, 8-dodecatrien-l-ol in Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae) - roles of worker trailfollowing and in alate sex-attraction behaviour. J. Insect Physiol. 40, 781-787. 

Reinhard J. and Kaib M. (2001) Trail communication during foraging and recruitment in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis De Feytaud (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae). J. Insect Behav. 14, 157-171. 

Dronnet S., Lohou, C., Christides, J.-P. and Bagneres, A.-G. (2006). Cuticular hydrocarbon composition reflects genetic relationship among colonies of the introduced termite Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud. J. Chem. Ecol., 32, 1027-1042. 

Vauchot, B., Provost, E Bagneres, A.-G. and Clement, J.-L. (1996). Regulation of the chemical signatures of two termite species, Reticulitermes santonensis and R. (1.) grassei, living in mixed colonies. /. Insect Physiol., 42, 309-321. 

Fig. 16.5 Relative proportions of the two major volatile components of the sternal gland of female sexuals of Reticulitermes santonensis (a), R. lucifugus grassei (b), and R. /. banyulensis of population LVI in Fig. 16.3. (c) and LIV (d) (from Parton et al., 1981).

Quennedey, A. (1977) An ultrastructural study of the polymorphic sternal gland in Reticulitermes santonensis (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) another way of looking at the true termite trail-pheromone. Proc. VIII Int. Cong. lUSSI, Pudoc, Wageningen. pp. 48-9. 

European Standard EN 117, 1990. Wood preservatives Determination of the limit of effectiveness against Reticulitermes santonensis... 

European Standard EN 117, 1989. Wood preservatives - Determination of toxic values against Reticulitermes santonensis de Feytaud (Laboratory method). 

C. (1990b). Cuticular hydrocarbons and defensive compounds of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. santonensis (Feytaud) Polymorphism and chemotaxonomy. J. Chem. Ecol., 16, 3213-3244. 

Fig. 16.3 Distribution of Reticulitermes species in Europe. S = R. santonensis. L = R. lucifugus. Populations LI and LII = R. 1. grassei, LVI = R. /. banyulensis (from Partoneta/., 1981).

Fig. 16.4 Results of olfactometer tests with sternal gland extracts of Reticulitermes. The thickness of arrows represents proportions of sexuals responding to each of four air inlets with extracts of R. santonensis (Rs), R. lucifugus grassei (Rl) and R. 1. banylensis (Rb) (from Clement, in Parton et al., 1981).

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