A new termite (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae, Macuxitermes) from Colombia

Authors: Postle, Anthony Country: Colombia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.587.7557 Published: Jan. 1, 2016 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Isoptera · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction

A new species of termite, Macuxitermes colombicus Postle & Scheffrahn is described from soldiers and workers collected from Departamento Magdalena, Colombia. The soldier of M. colombicus differs from its lone congener in having no protuberances on the head capsule.

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