Dentispicotermes trapezia (Isoptera: Termitidae: Amitermitinae), a new termite species from the Pantanal-Chaco Region of South America
Dentispicotermes trapezia sp. nov. is described from the soldier and worker castes of specimens collected in Pantanal-Chaco Region of Bolivia and Paraguay. The soldiers differ from its five congeners in having a trapezoidal frontal protuberance with in-line marginal teeth. A key to Dentispicotermes soldiers is provided.
Authors
- Rudolf H. Scheffrahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-5963)
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
- University of Fort Lauderdale (US)
- German Foreign Trade and Transport Academy (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55