Uncitermes almeriae, a new termite species from Amazonia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae)

By

Carrijo, Tiago Fernandes
Constantini, Joice
Scheffrahn, Rudolf

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

595

Pages

1-6

Subjects

Biological Notes , South America , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8626

 

Abstract

The Neotropical termite genus Uncitermes Rocha & Cancello, 2012 was known from a single species, U. teevani (Emerson, 1925). In this paper a new species, Uncitermes almeriae sp. n., is described and illustrated from worker and soldier castes, along with observations on the Uncitermes nest. A distribution map with the occurrences of both species is presented. The new species is distinguished from its congener by the presence of short bristles covering the head capsule and frontal tube.