Rugitermes tinto: A new termite (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from the Andean region of Colombia

The imago and soldier castes of a new Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911 species, R. tintosp. nov. are described. It is the ninth species of Rugitermes from South America and the first record of this genus from Colombia. Unlike its congeners, the soldier of R. tinto has very dark head capsule pigmentation an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Florian, Olga Patricia Pinzón
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7458932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32922130
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.963.55843
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Sumario:The imago and soldier castes of a new Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911 species, R. tintosp. nov. are described. It is the ninth species of Rugitermes from South America and the first record of this genus from Colombia. Unlike its congeners, the soldier of R. tinto has very dark head capsule pigmentation and acute protuberances projecting from frontolateral ridges.

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