Jouquet Pascal auteur aut IRD Capowiez Y. auteur aut IRD Bottinelli N. auteur aut IRD Traore S. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access This article discusses the potential of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for identifying termite species based on their specific molecular signatures. We compared the NIRS signatures of termite workers and soldiers from five species:. Hodotermopsis sjoestedti, Nasutitermes lujae, Nasutitermes voeltzkowi, Microcerotermes parvus and Reticulitermes virginicus. The termite species were clearly differentiated along the first three axes of a principle component analysis. This study therefore shows the potential of the method to differentiate termite species and could constitute a cost effective and faster technology than approaches based on microsatellite and mitochondrial data. This research is a first step and further studies on a larger number of termite species and colonies sampled in situ, as well as other, difficult to identify macroinvertebrate groups will be of interest. specialized Termite Species identification Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) Taxonomic deficit 074 020 60 49-52 2014 1164-5563 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061798 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.004 1164-5563 [F B010061798] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061798 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2014/03/010061798.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2014-04-02 2017-08-23 fdi:010061798 fre