First description of the worker of Planicapritermes longilabrum with notes on the nest of Planicapritermes planiceps (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae)

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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Main Authors: Rayssa ALMEIDA-AZEVEDO, Renato Almeida de AZEVEDO, Rafael SOBRAL, José Wellington de MORAIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2021-03-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
Amazon forest
gut anatomy
taxonomy
termites
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v51n1/1809-4392-aa-51-01-63.pdf

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