| Abstract |
An annotated checklist of cockroaches and termites (order Blattodea) was compiled for Zambia based on intensive reviews of literature on insects of the country. Furthermore, field surveys were performed to confirm some of these records in the last five years (March 2013 - October 2017). The checklist contains 27 genera of cockroaches in Zambia, containing 43 species and three subspecies. The epifamily Termitoidae comprises 38 genera, 87 species, and one subspecies of termites in the country. The occurrence of seven species of cockroaches and two species of termites in Zambia was confirmed during the biodiversity field surveys. Statuses of some termite species, particularly those of the genus Macrotermes Holmgren, 1909, are controversial in Zambia, as they are viewed as crop pests on one hand and as human food on the other. All species of the Blattodea in Zambia are registerd as ?not evaluated? in the IUCN Red List. |
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| Citation |
Mbata, K.J. (2018) Annotated checklist of cockroaches and termites of Zambia (Arthropoda: Insecta; Blattodea) In: Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions (ed. by Revermann, R., Krewenka, K.M., Schmiedel, U., Olwoch, J.M., Helmschrot, J. & Jürgens, N.), pp. 404-415, Biodiversity & Ecology, 6, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. doi:10.7809/b-e.00352 |
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