Etude radiographique du transit intestinal chez un Termite supérieur

Summary Intestinal transit inMicrocerotermes edentatus (Amitermitinae) lasts about 24 h. It is uni-directional and rapid up to the first pouch of the hindgut. The second pouch, which takes up 8–12 h, is undoubtedly equivalent to the rectal pouch of the lower termites.