<i>Rugitermes tinto</i>: A new termite (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from the Andean region of Colombia.

Scheffrahn, Rudolf H; Florian, Olga Patricia Pinzón

Rugitermes tinto: A new termite (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from the Andean region of Colombia.

Scheffrahn, Rudolf H; Florian, Olga Patricia Pinzón.

Afiliação

Scheffrahn RH; Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 3205 College Avenue Davie, Florida 33314, USA University of Florida Davie United States of America.
Florian OPP; Universidad Distrital "Francisco José de Caldas," Cra. 5E 3 15-82 Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia Universidad Distrital "Francisco José de Caldas" Bogotá Colombia.

Zookeys ; 963: 37-44, 2020.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32922130

RESUMO

The imago and soldier castes of a new Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911 species, R. tinto sp. nov. are described. It is the ninth species of Rugitermes from South America and the first record of this genus from Colombia. Unlike its congeners, the soldier of R. tinto has very dark head capsule pigmentation and acute protuberances projecting from frontolateral ridges.

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South America; frontolateral ridges; imago; new species; soldier; taxonomy

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Zookeys Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Bulgária

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