The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Paraguay

Authors: Scheffrahn, Rudolf Country: Paraguay DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1059.70500 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Glyptotermes canellae · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Fossil Insects in Amber

A 2012 termite expedition yielded the first species of Glyptotermes known from Paraguay, G. hickmani sp. nov. and G. canellae (Müller, 1873), the latter previously known from Argentina and Brazil. Both are described based on the soldier and imago castes.

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