Cohabitation inquiline-host in termite nests: does it involve distinct mechanisms?

Nests of the termite Constrictotermes sp. can be cohabited by obligatory inquilines Inquilinitermes Recent studies have shown that establish themselves in mature nests, possibly during nidification transition phase colony (e.g., from epigeal to arboreal habit). It is believed cohabitation maintained through spatial segregation cohabitants since aggregate central nest region. Here, we described between microceus (Silvestri) and a species Sergipe, Northeast Brazil. We compared observed distinct regions considering hypotheses related entry maintenance inquiline nests. All nests found this region are epigeal, unlike already reported other studies. Approximately 45% analyzed were associated with I. microcerus, seemed dependent on size. The entrance was not changes habit soil trees, as suggested In addition, segregated into dark walls part nest. here could involve mechanisms which regions.