Abstract
A new species of termite, Orthognathotermes heberi, is described and the soldiers illustrated. It is similar in morphology and the structure of its nests to O. gibberorum from Mato Grosso. The soldiers are strongly dimorphic, 14% being minor soldiers whose heads are only 59% the length of those of the major ones. No such dimorphism has been recorded in any of the seven species already known in the genus.
A new Brazilian termite species and the first record of soldier dimorphism in the genus Orthogna thotermes (Isoptera, Termitidae)
Anthony Raw; Ione Egler
Laboratório de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, D.F
ABSTRACT
A new species of termite, Orthognathotermes heberi, is described and the soldiers illustrated. It is similar in morphology and the structure of its nests to O. gibberorum from Mato Grosso. The soldiers are strongly dimorphic, 14% being minor soldiers whose heads are only 59% the length of those of the major ones. No such dimorphism has been recorded in any of the seven species already known in the genus.
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REFERENCES
Araújo, R. L., 1977. A new species of Orthognathotermes from Brazil (Isptera, Termitidae). Revta bras. Ent. 21:75-78.
Mathews, A. G. A., 1977. Studies on termites from the Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Acad. Bras. Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, 267 pp.
Redford, K. H. In press. The biology of Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae): Mound densities and associations with other species. Biotropica.
- Araújo, R. L., 1977. A new species of Orthognathotermes from Brazil (Isptera, Termitidae). Revta bras. Ent. 21:75-78.
- Mathews, A. G. A., 1977. Studies on termites from the Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Acad. Bras. Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, 267 pp.
- Redford, K. H. In press. The biology of Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae): Mound densities and associations with other species. Biotropica.
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Publication in this collection
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Date of issue
1984
