Rugitermes ursulae (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae), a new drywood termite from the Caribbean coast of Colombia

Rugitermes ursulae sp. nov. is described from a sample collected inside a dead branch in a tropical dry forest of Colombia’s Caribbean coast using molecular information and external morphological characters of the imago and soldier castes. Rugitermes ursulae sp. nov. soldiers and imagoes are the sma...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2021-08, Vol.1057 (3), p.23-36
Main Authors: Casalla, Robin, Scheffrahn, Rudolf H, Korb, Judith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Castes
Coloration
DNA barcoding
Dry forests
New species
Soldiers (insect caste)
Trees
Zoology
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Summary:Rugitermes ursulae sp. nov. is described from a sample collected inside a dead branch in a tropical dry forest of Colombia’s Caribbean coast using molecular information and external morphological characters of the imago and soldier castes. Rugitermes ursulae sp. nov. soldiers and imagoes are the smallest among all described Rugitermes species. The imago’s head capsule coloration is dark castaneous, while the pronotum is contrastingly pale yellow. Our description includes soldier characters, such as subflangular elevation and shape of the antennal sockets, that can help in identification of samples lacking imagoes.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1057.65877