Anenteotermescherubimi sp. n., a tiny dehiscent termite from Central Africa (Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)

Abstract. Anenteotermescherubimi Scheffrahn, sp. n. is described from workers and male imagos collected in Cameroon and Republic of the Congo. This is the smallest soldierless termite known from Africa. As with many soldierless and soil-feeding termite species, the enteric valve morphology is a robu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Roisin, Yves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6218532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405310
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.793.28342
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Sumario:Abstract. Anenteotermescherubimi Scheffrahn, sp. n. is described from workers and male imagos collected in Cameroon and Republic of the Congo. This is the smallest soldierless termite known from Africa. As with many soldierless and soil-feeding termite species, the enteric valve morphology is a robust and essential diagnostic character for An.cherubimi. Preserved workers display pre-autothysis morphology and the effects of abdominal autothysis.

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