Abstract
The imago and soldier castes of a new Tauritermes Krishna, 1961 species, Tauritermes bandeiraisp. nov. are described. It is the fourth species of Tauritermes and occurs from the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Unlike its congeners, the soldier of T. bandeirai has prominent frontal horns.
Highlights
In South America, six kalotermitid genera have soldiers with partial to robust head capsule phragmosis: Calcaritermes, Cryptotermes, Eucryptotermes, Glyptotermes, Proneotermes, and Tauritermes (Scheffrahn 2019a)
We report on a new Tauritermes species, T. bandeirai sp. nov. from samples collected by Vasconcellos et al (2005) and additional specimens from the Brazilian Caatinga and Atlantic Forest
This is the fourth species of Tauritermes to be described based on external imago and soldier characters
Summary
In South America, six kalotermitid genera have soldiers with partial to robust head capsule phragmosis: Calcaritermes, Cryptotermes, Eucryptotermes, Glyptotermes, Proneotermes, and Tauritermes (Scheffrahn 2019a). Mélo and Bandeira (2004) and Vasconcellos et al (2005) reported an unidentified species from the semiarid Caatinga and Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, respectively. This was followed by additional Tauritermes records from the same region (Vasconcellos et al 2010; Souza et al 2012; Cancello et al 2014). Gonçalvez (1979), Myles (1997), and Godoy (2004) described parts of the gut of Rugitermes, Marginitermes, and Tauritermes, respectively They found that differentiation of the gut morphology of kalotermitids remains elusive at both the generic and specific levels. From samples collected by Vasconcellos et al (2005) and additional specimens from the Brazilian Caatinga and Atlantic Forest This is the fourth species of Tauritermes to be described based on external imago and soldier characters
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