First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae)
ABSTRACT Planicapritermes Emerson, 1949 is a South American termite genus with two nominal species: Planicapritermes planiceps (Emerson, 1925) and Planicapritermes longilabrum Constantino, 1998. The soldiers of this genus are characterized by strongly asymmetrical mandibles. Planicapritermes planice...
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| author | Rayssa ALMEIDA-AZEVEDO Renato Almeida de AZEVEDO Rafael SOBRAL José Wellington de MORAIS |
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| description | ABSTRACT Planicapritermes Emerson, 1949 is a South American termite genus with two nominal species: Planicapritermes planiceps (Emerson, 1925) and Planicapritermes longilabrum Constantino, 1998. The soldiers of this genus are characterized by strongly asymmetrical mandibles. Planicapritermes planiceps was described from soldiers and workers, and P. longilabrum only from soldiers. Here we describe and illustrate workers of P. longilabrum based on specimens collected in Rondônia state, Brazil. We also present a comparison between workers and soldiers of P. planiceps and P. longilabrum, and describe the nest of P. planiceps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6791a788c7c2451d8c6ec3494cc8f05d2022-12-21T17:49:17ZengInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaActa Amazonica0044-59672021-03-01511636610.1590/1809-4392202000841First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae)Rayssa ALMEIDA-AZEVEDOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2045-3878Renato Almeida de AZEVEDORafael SOBRALJosé Wellington de MORAISABSTRACT Planicapritermes Emerson, 1949 is a South American termite genus with two nominal species: Planicapritermes planiceps (Emerson, 1925) and Planicapritermes longilabrum Constantino, 1998. The soldiers of this genus are characterized by strongly asymmetrical mandibles. Planicapritermes planiceps was described from soldiers and workers, and P. longilabrum only from soldiers. Here we describe and illustrate workers of P. longilabrum based on specimens collected in Rondônia state, Brazil. We also present a comparison between workers and soldiers of P. planiceps and P. longilabrum, and describe the nest of P. planiceps.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v51n1/1809-4392-aa-51-01-63.pdfAmazon forestgut anatomytaxonomytermites |
| spellingShingle | Rayssa ALMEIDA-AZEVEDO Renato Almeida de AZEVEDO Rafael SOBRAL José Wellington de MORAIS First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) Acta Amazonica Amazon forest gut anatomy taxonomy termites |
| title | First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) |
| title_full | First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) |
| title_fullStr | First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) |
| title_short | First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) |
| title_sort | first description of the worker of planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of planicapritermes planiceps blattaria isoptera termitidae |
| topic | Amazon forest gut anatomy taxonomy termites |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v51n1/1809-4392-aa-51-01-63.pdf |
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