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2023;1139 127-136.

, a new genus and species of soldierless termite (Termitidae, Apicotermitinae) from the island of Trinidad.

Rudolf H Scheffrahn, Tiago F Carrijo
Author Information
  1. Rudolf H Scheffrahn: Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, Florida 33314, USA University of Florida Davie United States of America.
  2. Tiago F Carrijo: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Arcturus 03, Jardim Antares, 09606-070, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil Universidade Federal do ABC São Bernardo do Campo Brazil. ORCID
PMID: 36761276 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1139.94972

Abstract

Scheffrahn & Carrijo is described from workers collected from a single colony in the Northern Range of Trinidad. The shape and texture of the unsclerotized enteric valve, tubular shape of the enteric valve seating, and prominent spherical mesenteric tongue of are the diagnostic characters for both the genus and species. A Bayesian phylogenetic analysis using the COI gene and including all neotropical Apicotermitinae genera described to date supports the new genus as a distinct terminal.

Keywords

Anoplotermes-group Isoptera Neotropics enteric valve new species taxonomy

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