Cryptotermes pugnus (Blattodea, Isoptera, Kalotermitidae), a new drywood termite species from the Brazilian Caatinga dry forest and key to South American Cryptotermes Banks, 1909
Author:
Scheffrahn Rudolf H.,
Vasconcellos AlexandreORCID
Abstract
A new termite species, Cryptotermes pugnussp. nov., is described from northeastern Brazil. The winged imago of C. pugnus is distinguished from most congeners by the lack of arolia and the multiple branches connecting the median vein to the radial sector. The soldier is unique among South American Cryptotermes by its cuboidal head capsule and very rugose postclypeus. The new species constitutes the fourteenth Cryptotermes species on the continent for which we provide a key to soldiers.
Funder
University of Florida
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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