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A new species of Obtusitermes (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from South America
Fecha
2009Registro en:
ZOOTAXA, n.1993, p.61-68, 2009
1175-5326
Autor
CUEZZO, Carolina
CANCELLO, Eliana M.
Institución
Resumen
Obtusitermes Snyder is a genus endemic to the Neotropics, restricted to northern South America and southern Central America. Obtusitermes panamae Snyder was described from Quipo, Panama. Herein, we describe Obtusitermes formosulus, n. sp., from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, based on the dimorphic soldier and polymorphic worker. These descriptions provide strong evidence that Parvitermes bacchanalis Mathews should not be included in Obtusitermes.