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Issue: Vol. 3196 No. 1: 17 Feb. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-02-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3196.1.2
Page range: 50–57
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 2

An illustrated key to the soldiers of Cyranotermes Araujo with a new species from Amazonia (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42.494, 04218-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42.494, 04218-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42.494, 04218-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Isoptera termites taxonomy South America nest imago

Abstract

Until now, the Neotropical termite genus Cyranotermes was known from three species: C. timuassu Araujo, C. glaber Constantino, and C. caete Cancello. In this paper a new species, Cyranotermes karipuna, n. sp., is described and illustrated from imago, worker, and soldier castes, along with its nest. It is also provided an illustrated identification key to species of Cyranotermes, a map with the occurrence of all species, and the first description of the imago caste of Cyranotermes, based on the first description of the imago of C. timuassu, and the imago of the new species.

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