MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF Coptotermes sp. POPULATION FROM TWO DIFFERENT NESTS
ABSTRACT: The aim
of this research
is to study
morphmetric variation of
external anatomy of
subterranean termite (Coptotermes
sp.). The samples were collected from two different nests, i.e. Laboratory of
Forest Product Engineering and Diversification, Hasanuddin University (site A)
and Kompleks Perumahan Dosen Unhas, Tamalanrea (site B). Resulted data were
statistically analyzed for mean, standard deviation, standard error and
coefficient of variability. The mean values of the different population samples
were compared by using student‘t’ test according to SPSS Ver.12. For each individual soldier and worker, 54 variables
of external characters were measured.
The result showed that some external characters of soldier and worker
casts were significantly different with different locations. In soldier casts, eleven of 54 variables were found to be significant
different in length
and width of
caput, length and
width metathorax, mesothorax
length, length and width
of abdomens, scape
length, flagellum width,
femur width, and
width tibia. Whilst,
in worker casts, 11 of 54 variables were found to be significant
different in mesothorax length, scape length, flagellum width,
trochanter width, tibia
length, tarsus length,
and claw width.
However, morph metric
of external characters of Coptotermes sp. at two locations was generally
relative same in terms of coefficient of variability.
Author: Astuti Arif, Ira
Taskirawati, and Affandi
Journal Code: jpkehutanangg100006
