Uncitermes almeriae, a new termite species from Amazonia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae)

Tiago F Carrijo; Joice P Constantini; Rudolf H Scheffrahn

doi:10.3897/zookeys.595.8626

Uncitermes almeriae, a new termite species from Amazonia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae)

Zookeys. 2016 Jun 2:(595):1-6. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.595.8626. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Tiago F Carrijo¹, Joice P Constantini², Rudolf H Scheffrahn³

Affiliations

¹ Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42.494, 04218-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Arcturus, 03, Jardim Antares, 09606-070, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brasil.
² Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42.494, 04218-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
³ Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Institute for Food and Agricultural Science, 3205 College Avenue Davie, Florida 33314, U.S.A.

Abstract

The Neotropical termite genus Uncitermes Rocha & Cancello, 2012 was known from a single species, Uncitermes teevani (Emerson, 1925). In this paper a new species, Uncitermes almeriae sp. n., is described and illustrated from worker and soldier castes, along with observations on the Uncitermes nest. A distribution map with the occurrences of both species is presented. The new species is distinguished from its congener by the presence of short bristles covering the head capsule and frontal tube.

Keywords: Biological Notes; South America; Taxonomy.