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A termite genome reference and its Bowtie2 index
<p>This dataset contains a fasta file and its Bowtie2 index. The fasta file includes publicly available genomes of 5 termite species, namely <em>Zootermopsis nevadensis </em>(Terrapon, N., Li, C., Robertson, H. M., Ji, L., Meng, X., Booth, W., ... & Liebig, J. (2014). Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome. Nature communications, 5(1), 1-12.), <em>Cryptotermes secundus</em> (Harrison, M. C., Jongepier, E., Robertson, H. M., Arning, N., Bitard-Feildel, T., Chao, H., ... & Bornberg-Bauer, E. (2018). Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality. Nature ecology & evolution, 2(3), 557-566.), <em>Macrotermes natalensis</em> (Poulsen, M., Hu, H., Li, C., Chen, Z., Xu, L., Otani, S., ... & Zhang, G. (2014). Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(40), 14500-14505.), <em>Coptotermes formosanus</em> (Draft genome sequence of the termite, Coptotermes formosanus: Genetic insights into the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of the termite) and <em>Reticulitermes speratus </em>(Shigenobu, S., Hayashi, Y., Watanabe, D., Tokuda, G., Hojo, M. Y., Toga, K., Saiki, R., Yaguchi, H., Masuoka, Y., Suzuki, R., Suzuki, S., Kimura, M., Matsunami, M., Sugime, Y., Oguchi, K., Niimi, T., Gotoh, H., Hojo, M. K., Miyazaki, S., … Maekawa, K. (2022). Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus: Gene duplication facilitates social evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(3), e2110361119.). These genomic sequences have been classified with Kraken 2 v2.1.2 (Wood, D. E., Lu, J., & Langmead, B. (2019). Improved metagenomic analysis with Kraken 2. Genome Biology, 20(1), 1–13 and Wood, D. E., & Salzberg, S. L. (2014). Kraken: Ultrafast metagenomic sequence classification using exact alignments. Genome Biology, 15(3).) to remove all microbial sequences. This cleaned fasta file was indexed using the bowtie2-build command from Bowtie2 (Langmead, B., & Salzberg, S. L. (2012). Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2. Nature Methods, 9(4), 357–359.) and can be used to perform alignments.</p>
Dataset on substrate-borne vibrations of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Isoptera) termites
<p>Here we present data on distinct stimuli as elicitors of substrate-borne vibrations performed by worker and soldier termites belonging to the species<em> Constrictotermes cyphergaster</em> (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). The study consisted of assays where groups of termites were exposed to different air-borne stimuli and the vibrations thereby elicited were captured by an accelerometer attached under the floor of the arena in which the termites were confined. A video camera was also used as a visual complement. The data provided here contribute to fill a gap currently existing in published datasets on termite communication. </p>
Output of global termite CH4 emission estimation (unit corrected: g CH4/m2/yr)
<p>NetCDF file: grid map of annual emissions from 1901 to 2021</p>
Dataset for statistical analysis of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) termites behavioural patterns
<p>This statistical analysis corresponds to the behavioral perspective of a large experiment in which <em>Constrictotermes cyphergaster</em> (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) termite groups were submitted to four different alarm stimuli. The aim of the work was to known the effect, at the individual scale, of the intensity of alarm stimuli in the emergence of order/disorder in group responses of social groups.</p> <p>The “read-me” file contains a detailed description of each data table used for the analysis. In the data tables, columns correspond to variables and rows to observations. Explanation of variables is on the headers of each data table.</p>
Dataset for statistical analysis of the habituation between the nest builder Cornitermes cumulans termites and their inquiline Curvitermes cf. odontognathus
<p>Here we present the dataset used for statistical analysis of the work aiming to known if habituation could attenuate host-inquiline lethal interactions, which could favor cohabitation in termites. For that, we tested the effect of the prior heterospecific exposure time on the behaviour and survival of termite hosts and inquilines during an encounter. We used as a biological model the nest builder termites <em>Cornitermes cumulans</em> and their inquiline <em>Curvitermes</em> cf. o<em>dontognathus</em>. We used prior heterospecific exposure times of 0, 60, 120, and 180 min where inquilines and builders were kept apart in a Petri-dish but sharing the headspace.</p> <p> </p>
Reconstruction of prokaryotic genomes from ten termite gut metagenomes using two distinct workflows: SnakeMAGs and ATLAS.
<p><strong><em>SnakeMAGs</em></strong> (Nachida Tadrent, Franck Dedeine, Vincent Hervé (Submitted). <em>SnakeMAGs</em>: a simple, efficient, flexible and scalable workflow to reconstruct prokaryotic genomes from metagenomes<em>.</em> <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7303463">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7303463</a>; https://github.com/Nachida08/SnakeMAGs) is a workflow for building MAGs (Metagenome Assembled Genomes) from raw Illumina metagenomic reads. During the test phase of the development of this tool, a comparative analysis with another workflow called ATLAS v2.9.1 (<em>Kieser </em>et al, 2020) was performed. To compare these two workflows, we analyzed ten publicly available termite gut metagenomes (accession numbers: SRR10402454; SRR14739927; SRR8296321; SRR8296327; SRR8296329; SRR8296337; SRR8296343; DRR097505; SRR7466794; SRR7466795) from five different studies : Waidele et al, 2019; Tokuda et al, 2018; Romero Victorica et al, 2020; Moreira et al, 2021; and Calusinska et al, 2020.</p> <p>In this repository, we provide the configuration files that were used to launch each of the workflows (SnakeMAGs_config.yaml and ATLAS_config.yaml), as well as the obtained results, <em>i.e. </em>the MAGs reconstructed from each metagenome and their taxonomic classification.</p>
Termite foraging data from bait mass loss at eleven locations at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1988-2000
This data package contains data on yearly mass loss of termite baits at the Jornada Basin LTER site in southern New Mexico, USA. Termites are important to litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in desert grasslands. This study measured annual feeding activity on paper baits by subterranean termites in desert shrubland and black-grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grassland ecosystems over twelve years. Eleven sites, known as the "consumer plots" were included in the study. Toilet paper roll termite baits were placed on grids on each consumer plot. Data include initial bait weights before deployment, and bait weights after they were retrieved from the field each year. Mass loss of the baits was calculated as a measure of termite foraging activity. This study is complete.
Termite casing data from the long-term Small Mammal Exclosure Study (SMES) at Jornada Basin LTER, 1995-2005
This data package contains termite activity data in plots with a range of herbivore exclusion treatments on Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) lands. Study sites were established in 1995; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland to compare the impact of herbivores on ecosystem processes between these vegetation types. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Each study site is 1 km by 0.5 km in area. Four replicate experimental blocks were randomly located at each study site to measure vegetation responses using exclusion treatments including a) all mammalian herbivores, including cattle, lagomorphs, and rodents, b) lagomorphs and cattle only, c) cattle only, and d) control accessible to all herbivores. Thirty-six sampling points were positioned at 5.8-meter intervals on a systematically located 6 by 6 point grid within each plot. A permanent one-meter by one-meter vegetation measurement quadrat is located at each of the 36 points. Each spring and fall from 1995-2005, a tape measure was used to measure the length, diameter, and height in centimeters of each termite casing in these vegetation quadrats. This study is complete.
Figure 2 in A new termite bug in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Hemiptera, Termitaphididae)
Figure 2. Termitaradus mitnicki sp. n. (KU DR-023), photomicrograph of female holotype, ventral aspect showing genitalia (length of specimen 5.8 mm).
Figure 4. Odontoxenus thailandicus. A elytron B pronotum C male abdominal tergite VIII D male abdominal sternite VIII E male abdominal tergite IV & V F female abdominal tergite VIII G in Two new species of Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) found in fungus gardens of Odontotermes termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Figure 4. Odontoxenus thailandicus. A elytron B pronotum C male abdominal tergite VIII D male abdominal sternite VIII E male abdominal tergite IV & V F female abdominal tergite VIII G median lobe of aedeagus, and H spermatheca.
Figure 5. A in Two new species of Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) found in fungus gardens of Odontotermes termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Figure 5. A Odontotermes proformosana, queen, workers and soldiers B the fungus garden of O. proformosana C Discoxenus katayamai, on fungus garden D Odontoxenus thailandicus, on fungus garden. Photos © Y. Katayama (5A–5B), T. Komatsu (5C–5D), 2007.
Figure 2. Discoxenus katayamai. A pronotum B elytron C abdominal tergite VIII D in Two new species of Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) found in fungus gardens of Odontotermes termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Figure 2. Discoxenus katayamai. A pronotum B elytron C abdominal tergite VIII D median lobe of aedeagus, in lateral view, and E spermatheca.
Fig. 7 in Discovery of termitophilous rove beetles associated with Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus in Taiwan, with the first larval description for the tribe Termitohospitini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Fig. 7. Japanophilus hojoi Maruyama & Iwata, 2002, larval instar 1. A–B – pronotum; C – mesonotum; D – hatching spines of mesonotum; E – metanotum; F – hatching spines of metanotum; G – left foreleg, anterior view. Abbreviations: I–X – abdominal segments; A – anterior setae; Ad – anterodorsal setae; Al – anterolateral setae; Av – anteroventral seta; C – campaniform sensilla; Cx – coxa; D – dorsal setae; Da-d – discal setae, rows a–d; Fe – femur; Hs – hatching spines; L – lateral setae; P – posterior setae; Pd – posterodorsal setae; P1 – posterolateral setae; Pv – posteroventral setae; Tb – tibia; Tr – trochanter; Ts – tarsungulus; V – ventral setae.
Fig. 5 in Discovery of termitophilous rove beetles associated with Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus in Taiwan, with the first larval description for the tribe Termitohospitini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Fig. 5. Japanophilus hojoi Maruyama & Iwata, 2002, larval instar 1, head. A – dorsal view; B – lateral view; C – ventral view. Abbreviations: Ec – epicranial campaniform sensilla; Ed – epicranial dorsal seta; El – epicranial lateral setae; Em – epicranial marginal setae; Es – epicranial suture; Fd – frontal dorsal setae; Fl – frontal lateral setae; Fm – frontal marginal seta; L – lateral setae; P – posterior (epicranial) setae; T – temporal setae; V – ventral seta; Vc – ventral campaniform sensilla; Vl – ventral lateral setae.
Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termites
<p>Abstract. A new species of scarab beetle, Termitotrox icarus sp. nov., is described from central Myanmar, being the third representative of the genus Termitotrox Reichensperger, 1915 from the Indo-Chinese Subregion of the Oriental Region. The majority of the type series was collected from the walls of fungus garden chambers built in the nests of the termite Odontotermes proformosanus Ahmad, 1965. Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from the known Termitotrox as it possesses wing-shaped trichomes on the elytra, the more elongate habitus shape in dorsal view, the basomedian section of pronotum not protruding backwards, a pair of distinct costae on the pronotal basomedian section strongly developed, a median costa on anterior pronotal margin strongly develo- ped, the elytral striae narrower than interstriae, the lack of trichomes at the base of elytral sutural stria, and a mid-range body length of 1.5–1.9 mm. The ‘carrying behavior’ by the host termites is reported for the first time for Termitotrox and a strategy for the dispersal of flightless termitophilous scarabs is hypothesized.</p>
Figs 21–22 in Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termites
Figs 21–22. Single large egg in a female Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (21 – dorsal viewT 22 – lateral view).
Figs 18–19 in Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termites
Figs 18–19. Carrying behavior by host termite Odontotermes proformosanus Ahmad, 1965 to Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (observed in laboratory).
Figs 14–17 in Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termites
Figs 14–17. Habitat of Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. 14–15 – termite mound of host termite Odontotermes proformosanus Ahmad, 1965T 16 – a fungus garden chamber of host termiteT 17 – alive specimen of Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. walking on the wall of fungus garden chamber.
Figs 9–13 in Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termites
Figs 9–13. Body parts of Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (paratype male). 9 – epipharynx, ventral viewT 10 – elytra, dorsal viewT 11 – abdomen, ventral viewT 12 – pygidium, postero-lateral viewT 13 – aedeagus, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.05 mm (Fig. 9)T 0.20 mm (Fig. 10)T 0.10 mm (Figs 11–13).
Figs 3–8 in Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Myanmar with observations of carrying behavior by host termites
Figs 3–8. Habitus of Termitotrox icarus sp. nov. (holotype and paratypes). 3 – holotype male, dorsal viewT 4 – paratype male, ventral viewT 5 – paratype female, dorsal viewT 6 – ditto, ventral viewT 7 – holotype male, antero-lateral viewT 8 – paratype male, dorsal view (elytra removed). Scale bar = 1.0 mm.
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