Patawatermes, 2016
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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/zoj.12305 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10529955 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B687D2-F52B-5C00-53A0-82F7A62F7C0C |
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Carolina |
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Patawatermes |
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gen. nov. |
PATAWATERMES BOURGUIGNON & ROISIN GEN. NOV.
( FIGS 5A–E View Figure 5 , 7G, H View Figure 7 , 8E View Figure 8 , 9I–L View Figure 9 , 10 View Figure 10 , 11 View Figure 11 ; TABLES 8, 9)
Type species: Anoplotermes turricola Silvestri, 1901 , by present designation.
Description
Worker: Medium- to large-sized, head width between 0.69 and 1.1 mm. Head pale yellow, rounded, with scattered minute setae and about 100 long bristles. Fontanelle small, almost indistinct. Mandibles as in Figure 5C View Figure 5 . Fore tibia as in Figure 5D View Figure 5 . Digestive tract as in Figure 8E View Figure 8 . Enteric valve inserted into a tubular extension of the paunch, with well-developed armature composed of six rounded spiny pads. Anterior portion of enteric valve composed of six ovoid cushions, each composed of about 50–80 scales with posterior spiny fringes. Mesenteric junction forming a small ball overlapping by the proctodeum, slightly elongat- ed to form a short, distinct mixed segment. Hindgut with a wide P1.
Imago: Sclerotized body parts dark brown, covered by thousands of tiny setae. Head covered by about 100 scattered long bristles. Eyes and ocelli large. Fontanelle fairly small- to medium-sized, situated at the anterior level of eyes. Pronotum elongated, covered by a few dozen long bristles. Posterior margins of meso- and metanotum slightly emarginated, with strongly rounded angles.
Diagnosis
Patawatermes is very similar to Grigiotermes but can easily be distinguished from it by the shape of the armature of its worker enteric valve. Additionally, the worker digestive tract has an enlarged P1 but not to the same extent as in Grigiotermes . The same morphological criteria also allow a clear distinction from other genera of South American soldierless termites.
Etymology
We named this genus ‘ Patawatermes ’ in honour of Camp Patawa and its managers, from where we carried out several sampling campaigns.
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Patawatermes
Bourguignon, Thomas, Scheffrahn, Rudolf H., Nagy, Zoltán Tamás, Sonet, Gontran, Host, Benoît & Roisin, Yves 2016 |
PATAWATERMES NIGRIPUNCTATUS ( EMERSON, 1925 )
NIGRIPUNCTATUS (EMERSON 1925 |