Subspecies
Zootermopsis nevadensis nuttingi
Zootermopsis nevadensis nuttingi. Photo: (c) r_r_r_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Zootermopsis nevadensis is a species of eusocial termite (Isoptera) in the family Archotermopsidae, a group known as the dampwood termites. It is a hemimetabolous organism. Eusociality evolved independently within several orders of insects, directed by different selection pressures. Nevertheless, termites and other eusocial insects from Hymenoptera evolved similar physiological and social characteristics.