Here we present data on distinct stimuli as elicitors of substrate-borne vibrations performed by worker and soldier termites belonging to the species Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). The study consisted of assays where groups of termites were exposed to different air-borne stimuli and the vibrations thereby elicited were captured by an accelerometer attached under the floor of the arena in which the termites were confined. A video camera was also used as a visual complement. The data provided here contribute to fill a gap currently existing in published datasets on termite communication.

This is part of the paper Nunes, et al (Dataset on substrate-borne vibrations of Consctrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Isoptera) termites). Included at this dataset are: (i) a series of comma-separated values (.csv) files in which each file corresponds to a full assay on a single termite group, from a single nest, and a single stimuli and (ii) Video recordings (.MTS) of each assay. This work was supported by the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq), Minas Gerais State Agency for Research Support (FAPEMIG) and Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). ODS holds a CNPq fellowship (# 307990/2017-6)