Table 1. Mean ± SE of the measurements (mm) and fresh weight (mg) of Coptotermes gestroi neotenics found in two laboratory colonies after the queen's death.

Colony N* Fresh weight Head width Body length Wing bud length Hind tibia length A 10 3.7 ± 0.46 0.99 ± 0.04 4.34 ± 0.22 0.40 ± 0.12 0.83 ± 0.07 B 1 3.5 0.94 4.29 0.16 0.78

N: number of neotenics *: all the neotenics were females