Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)

Abstract. The imago and soldier castes of the Neotropical Termitinae species Genuotermes spinifer Emerson are redescribed. The gut anatomy of the worker is described in detail for the first time, and morphological variations in the soldier are noted and illustrated. The known geographical distributi...

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Autor principal: Rocha, Mauricio M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3800801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24146594
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.340.6131
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description Abstract. The imago and soldier castes of the Neotropical Termitinae species Genuotermes spinifer Emerson are redescribed. The gut anatomy of the worker is described in detail for the first time, and morphological variations in the soldier are noted and illustrated. The known geographical distribution of Genuotermes spinifer is greatly expanded.
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spelling pubmed-38008012013-10-21 Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) Rocha, Mauricio M. Zookeys Article Abstract. The imago and soldier castes of the Neotropical Termitinae species Genuotermes spinifer Emerson are redescribed. The gut anatomy of the worker is described in detail for the first time, and morphological variations in the soldier are noted and illustrated. The known geographical distribution of Genuotermes spinifer is greatly expanded. Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3800801/ /pubmed/24146594 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.340.6131 Text en Mauricio M. Rocha http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
title Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
title_full Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
title_fullStr Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
title_full_unstemmed Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
title_short Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
title_sort redescription of the enigmatic genus genuotermes emerson (isoptera, termitidae, termitinae)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3800801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24146594
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.340.6131
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