New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia
Eight species of termite from the Amazon and Orinoquia regions, belonging to four genera of the subfamily Syntermitinae, are recorded for the first time in Colombia. The species are Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832), Cornitermes pilosus Holmgren, 1906, Cornitermes ovatus Emerson, 1952, Corniterme...
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| author | Olga Patricia Pinzón Jose Daniel Castro |
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| description | Eight species of termite from the Amazon and Orinoquia regions, belonging to four genera of the subfamily Syntermitinae, are recorded for the first time in Colombia. The species are Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832), Cornitermes pilosus Holmgren, 1906, Cornitermes ovatus Emerson, 1952, Cornitermes snyderi Emerson, 1952, Mapinguaritermes peruanus (Holmgren, 1906), Rhynchotermes amazonensis Constantini & Cancello, 2016, Rhynchotermes perarmatus (Snyder, 1925), and Uncitermes teevani (Emerson, 1925). Diagnostic characteristics and geographic distributions for the recorded species are provided, with detailed photographs of the soldier caste. The diversity and distribution of indigenous termite species in Colombia are documented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebdb5b13fd31454d8dd37a3e74fdb7362022-12-21T23:57:17ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-08-01109122181222510.11609/jott.3909.10.9.12218-122253909New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from ColombiaOlga Patricia Pinzón0Jose Daniel Castro1Laboratorio de Sanidad Forestal, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Carrera 5E 15-82 - Sede Venado de Oro, Bogotá D.C., ColombiaInstituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI, Avenida Vásquez Cobo Calles 15 y 16, Leticia, Amazonas, ColombiaEight species of termite from the Amazon and Orinoquia regions, belonging to four genera of the subfamily Syntermitinae, are recorded for the first time in Colombia. The species are Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832), Cornitermes pilosus Holmgren, 1906, Cornitermes ovatus Emerson, 1952, Cornitermes snyderi Emerson, 1952, Mapinguaritermes peruanus (Holmgren, 1906), Rhynchotermes amazonensis Constantini & Cancello, 2016, Rhynchotermes perarmatus (Snyder, 1925), and Uncitermes teevani (Emerson, 1925). Diagnostic characteristics and geographic distributions for the recorded species are provided, with detailed photographs of the soldier caste. The diversity and distribution of indigenous termite species in Colombia are documented.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3909amazoncolombian llanoscornitermesmapinguaritermesneotropicalorinocorhynchotermessavannastermitesuncitermes. |
| spellingShingle | Olga Patricia Pinzón Jose Daniel Castro New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia Journal of Threatened Taxa amazon colombian llanos cornitermes mapinguaritermes neotropical orinoco rhynchotermes savannas termites uncitermes. |
| title | New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia |
| title_full | New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia |
| title_fullStr | New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia |
| title_short | New records of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) from Colombia |
| title_sort | new records of termites blattodea termitidae syntermitinae from colombia |
| topic | amazon colombian llanos cornitermes mapinguaritermes neotropical orinoco rhynchotermes savannas termites uncitermes. |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3909 |
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