Tonsuritermes, a new soldierless termite genus and two new species from South America (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae).

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Joice P Constantini, Tiago Fernandes Carrijo, Valeria Palma-Onetto, Rudolf Scheffrahn, Lucas Paul Carnohan, Jan ŠobotnÍk, Eliana M Cancello

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Joice P Constantini: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42.494, 04218-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. joicepc@usp.br.

PMID: 30647396 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.3.4

A new genus, Tonsuritermes Cancello Constantini gen. nov., is described from South America. The main morphological features of the new genus are a remarkable frontal gland and protibia with two rows of spine-like bristles. Two new species of Tonsuritermes are described: T. tucki Cancello Constantini sp. nov. and T. mathewsi Cancello Constantini sp. nov. Comparisons, measurements, a map, histology of the frontal gland, and illustration of all fundamental morphological aspects are provided.

Isoptera, Frontal gland, Neotropics, fontanelle, histology, Apicotermitinae

Animals

Cockroaches

Isoptera

South America

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