Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Scheffrahn Lab
Led by Rudolf Scheffrahn · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Scheffrahn Lab studies termite taxonomy, biology, and control, focusing on exotic species and drywood termites worldwide. They use fieldwork, collections, and molecular methods like CO1 sequencing.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Wet lab
- Other insects
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Termites became the dominant decomposers of the tropics after two diversification pulses
2026 · Current Biology
- Description of two new species of Termes (Isoptera: Termitidae) from Colombia and Venezuela using morphological and mitochondrial data
2026 · Zootaxa
Describes two new termite species from Colombia and Venezuela.
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- New records and range extension for the termite Calcaritermes colei Krishna, 1962 (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras
2026 · Check List
Finds a termite species in Central America for the first time.
- A new record for Niuginitermes liklik Roisin & Pasteels, 1996 (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from the Philippines
2026 · Check List
Reports a termite species in the Philippines for the first time.
- Ekueitermes alerosinus, a new genus and species of soldierless termite from Colombia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae)
2026 · ZooKeys
Describes a new soldierless termite genus and species from Colombia.
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