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Caputitermes, a new genus of soldierless termite (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) with dimorphic workers from the Amazon rainforest

Acta Amazonica, 2023-09, Vol.53 (3), p.201-207 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0044-5967 ;ISSN: 1809-4392 ;EISSN: 1809-4392 ;DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392202202511

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  • Title:
    Caputitermes, a new genus of soldierless termite (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) with dimorphic workers from the Amazon rainforest
  • Author: ALMEIDA-AZEVEDO, Rayssa ; ACIOLI, Agno Nonato Serrão ; MORAIS, José Wellington de ; AZEVEDO, Renato Almeida de
  • Subjects: AGRONOMY ; Apicotermitinae ; BIOLOGY ; enteric valve ; taxonomy ; worker gut ; ZOOLOGY
  • Is Part Of: Acta Amazonica, 2023-09, Vol.53 (3), p.201-207
  • Description: ABSTRACT Soldierless termites (Blattodea: Isoptera: Apicotermitinae) are a small and taxonomically poorly known group, especially in the Neotropical region. In this paper we describe a new monotypic genus Caputitermes gen. nov. with a straight mesenteron-P1 junction, and absence of mixed segment. The species Caputitermes dimorphus sp. nov., which stands out for having two types of workers. RESUMO Os cupins sem soldados (Blattodea: Isoptera: Apicotermitinae) são um grupo pequeno e taxonomicamente pouco conhecido, principalmente na região neotropical. Neste artigo descrevemos um novo gênero monotípico Caputitermes gen. nov., que possui a junção mesênetero-P1 reta e ausência de segmento misto. A espécie Caputitermes dimorphus sp. nov., se destaca por ter dois tipos de operários.
  • Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
  • Language: English;Portuguese
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0044-5967
    ISSN: 1809-4392
    EISSN: 1809-4392
    DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392202202511
  • Source: SciELO
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