Distribution and Genetic Variation of Reticulitermes(isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Oklahoma

Abstract

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Species Diversity and Intraspecific Genetic Variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Subterranean Termites in Woodland and Urban Environments of Missouri

“…The closest records are from the Delta of Mississippi and South Carolina forests where R. flavipes and R. virginicus are the predominant species (Gentry andWhitford 1982, Howard et al 1982), unlike Missouri where R. hageni and R. flavipes dominate woodlands. R. hageni and R. virginicus were found more frequently in woody areas than in urban areas and this agrees with observations from states where these species are more common in undisturbed habitats or areas where forests are prevalent (Gentry and Whitford 1982, Howard et al 1982, Austin et al 2004a.…”

“…In our study, we found the same two haplotypes occurring in woodland and urban environments, which are also two of the three R. hageni haplotypes recorded from North America. Haplotype RHM2 from Missouri is equivalent with haplotype H1 and haplotype RHM3 is equivalent with H2, whereas no equivalent was found in Missouri for H3 (Austin et al 2004a).…”

“…To generate molecular data for Reticulitermes species occurring in Missouri that are comparable with available information from other states, we followed extraction and ampliÞcation protocols with little modiÞcation from previous studies (Austin et al 2004a(Austin et al ,b,c, 2005.…”

“…Six of these haplotypesÑP, Q, M, F, R, J, and UÑalso occur in Oklahoma; haplotypes M, F, J, R, and Q also occur in Arkansas; haplotypes P and R occur in Louisiana; haplotypes P, M, and F are found in Kansas; haplotypes P and F are in Nebraska; and haplotypes M and F are in Tennessee (Austin et al 2004a(Austin et al ,c, 2005. Unfortunately, only one haplotype is known from Illinois and therefore not enough information to compare the extent of R. flavipes haplotypes from Missouri farther toward the east (Austin et al 2005).…”

Distribution and genetic variation of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Portugal

“…Therefore, it can be assumed that the present distribution of Reticulitermes populations in Portugal is mainly the result of the natural population dynamics without an overall anthropogenic effect. As an example of the opposite situation, Austin et al (2004) found, in Oklahoma, an important anthropogenic role in the distribution pattern of populations as indicated by the absence of geographic association of the haplotypes.…”