NEOTERMES PHRAGMOSUS, A NEW DAMPWOOD TERMITE (ISOPTERA: KALOTERMITIDAE) FROM SOUTHEASTERN CUBA

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  • Jan Krecek
  • Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

Abstract

Neotermes phragmosus n. sp. is described from the imago and soldier castes. The imago head capsule of N. phragmosus has a distinctly phragmotic and concave frons. Plesiomorphic characters of N. phragmosus unique among the Kalotermitidae include partial separation of the otherwise fused first and second marginal teeth of the left imago/worker mandible, long subcosta and radius, and increased number of antennal articles in both imagos and soldiers. This species is confined to the xeric coastal habitats of southeastern Cuba.

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2003-03-01

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Literature Review Articles