A new termite species of the genus Dihoplotermes Araújo (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae) from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest

A new termite species of the genus Dihoplotermes Araújo (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae) from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest

ABSTRACT Dihoplotermes, a previously monotypic genus, is now composed of two species. Dihoplotermes taurus sp. nov., a new Termitinae termite species, is illustrated and described based on morphological characters from soldiers, workers, and imago. The new species is distinguished from Dihoplotermes...

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Main Authors: Renato Almeida de AZEVEDO, Cristian de Sales DAMBROS, José Wellington de MORAIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2019-03-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
gizzard
soil fauna
taxonomy
termite
Termitinae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672019000100017&tlng=en

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