Molecular characteristics of subterranean termites of the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Korea

M. J. Kim; Y. S. Choi; J. Lee; J. J. Kim; G. H. Kim

doi:10.1603/AN11078

Molecular characteristics of subterranean termites of the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Korea

M. J. Kim, Y. S. Choi, J. Lee, J. J. Kim, G. H. Kim

Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering

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Abstract

Molecular and taxonomic studies of subterranean termites in the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) have suggested that Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto is the only species that occurs in Korea. However, the specimens studied to date were collected from a limited number of locations, and basic information about the distribution, taxonomy, and molecular characteristics of this genus in Korea is still lacking. In this study, we collected Reticulitermes specimens from 50 sampling sites distributed throughout the country. By comparing the cytochrome oxidase subunit II gene of mitochondrial DNA sequences, we conclude that Reticulitermes speratus is represented by two haplotypes in Korea. In addition, we report the first occurrence of another Reticulitermes species in this country.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-102
Number of pages	6
Journal	Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Volume	105
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1603/AN11078
Publication status	Published - 2012 Jan

Keywords

Korea
Reticulitermes
cytochrome oxidase II gene
internal transcribed spacer
subterranean termite

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Insect Science

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