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Table 6. Distribution and densities of termite nests/mounds per hectare in four 
vegetation types (Letters correspond to different sampling methods — see text for 
details). 
Species 
Campo 
Limpo 
Campo 
Sujo 
Cerrado 
Sensu Stricto 
Cerradao 
Grigiotermes 
40a 
28a 
24a 
48a 
metoecus 
4c 
Armitermes 
84a 
1 12a 
1 16a 
124a 
euamignathus 
236b 
116b 
152b 
120b 
4 1 f 
156c 
Cornitermes 
0a 
12a 
32a 
0a 
cumulans 
58d 
0c 
Cortaritermes 
40a 
12a 
4a 
0a 
silvestri 
Nasutitermes 
48a 
32a 
0a 
0a 
sp. 
16c 
Procornitermes 
4a 
12a 
52a 
4a 
araujoi 
12c 
Syntermes dirus 
4a 
20a 
0a 
0a 
33e 
Oe 
54e 
8e 
Velocitermes 
40a 
96a 
32a 
0a 
paucipilis 
lOlf 
24c 
27g 
Orthognat hotermes 
12a 
0a 
16a 
4a 
gihberorum 
again defined as structures in which termite nymphs and larvae were 
present. 
Method f: (Curado et al. in prep.). 
All the mounds built by Armitermes euamignathus and Ve/oci- 
termes paucipilis in an area of campo sujo ( 100 by 100 meters) in the 
Distrito Federal were sampled and counted. 
Method g: (internal report. University of Brasilia). 
Mounds of Velocitermes paucipilis present in a transect 230 by 10 
meters extending from campo limpo to campo sujo in the Distrito 
Federal were counted. 
