Rugitermes tinto: A new termite (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from the Andean region of Colombia

Authors: Scheffrahn, Rudolf Country: Colombia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.963.55843 Published: Jan. 1, 2020 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: frontolateral ridges · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Fossil Insects in Amber

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The imago and soldier castes of a new Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911 species, R. tinto sp. nov. are described. It is the ninth species of Rugitermes from South America and the first record of this genus from Colombia. Unlike its congeners, the soldier of R. tinto has very dark head capsule pigmentation and acute protuberances projecting from frontolateral ridges.

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