A new termite (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae, Macuxitermes) from Colombia

By

Postle, Anthony
Scheffrahn, Rudolf

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

587

Pages

21-35

Subjects

Colombia , Isoptera , Macuxitermes colombicus , new species , Syntermitinae , taxonomy , Termitidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.587.7557

 

Abstract

A new species of termite, Macuxitermes colombicus Postle & Scheffrahn is described from soldiers and workers collected from Departamento Magdalena, Colombia. The soldier of M. colombicus differs from its lone congener in having no protuberances on the head capsule.