Aparatermes thornatus (Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae), a new species of soldierless termite from northern Amazonia
Keywords:
French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, worker, enteric valve armature, digestive tube, Isoptera, Blattodea, TermitoidaeAbstract
The worker of Aparatermes thornatus is described as the fourth species of a widespread Neotropical termite genus, Aparatermes, from the worker caste. This species occurs in northern Amazonia. The enteric valve armature of A. thornatus and the unique coloration of its worker’s head capsule distinguish it from its 3 congeners. Molecular data recovered the proposed new species as a sister to Aparatermes silvestrii. Type material is deposited at Colección Entomológica Forestal, Universidad Distrital “Francisco Jose de Caldas” (CEFUDFJC - 45 National Registry of Collections) in Bogotá, Colombia, and the University of Florida, Termite Collection (UFTC) at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
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El obrero de Aparatermes thornatus se describe como la cuarta especie de un género neotropical de amplia distribución. Esta especie se encuentra en la región norte de la Amazonia. La armadura de la válvula entérica y la coloración distintiva del cuerpo diferencian a A. thornathus de las otras tres especies. Adicionalmente, los datos moleculares sitúan la nueva especie como especie hermana de Aparatermes silvestrii. El material tipo está depositado en la Colección Entomológica Forestal de la Universidad Distrital “Francisco José de Caldas” en Bogotá, Colombia, colección registrada con el numero 045 en el registro Nacional de Colecciones biológicas de Colombia y en la Colección de termitas de la Universidad de la Florida, en Fort Lauderdale, Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
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