Abstract
The Neotropical termite genus Uncitermes Rocha & Cancello, 2012 was known from a single species, Uncitermes teevani (Emerson, 1925). In this paper a new species, Uncitermes almeriae sp. n., is described and illustrated from worker and soldier castes, along with observations on the Uncitermes nest. A distribution map with the occurrences of both species is presented. The new species is distinguished from its congener by the presence of short bristles covering the head capsule and frontal tube.
Highlights
The genus Uncitermes Rocha & Cancello, 2012 was described to accommodate the Amazonian species Uncitermes teevani (Emerson, 1925), previously included in Armitermes Wasmann, 1897
The institutional collections acronyms cited in this paper are: MZUSP: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; UF: Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Davie, Florida, United States
Images of the head capsule and digestive tube were taken with a Leica M205C stereomicroscope attached to a Leica DFC 425 digital camera
Summary
The genus Uncitermes Rocha & Cancello, 2012 was described to accommodate the Amazonian species Uncitermes teevani (Emerson, 1925), previously included in Armitermes Wasmann, 1897. The genus can be distinguished from the other Syntermitinae genera by the strongly recurved soldier mandibles and lack of spines on the margins of pro-, meso- and metanotum, as well as the absence of a projection on the forecoxae (Rocha et al 2012). From Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazonia, a second species of the genus, Uncitermes almeriae sp. N. The soldier and worker of the new species are described and an updated distribution map is given for both species.
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