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. 2018 Dec 13;4531(3):383-394.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.3.4.

Tonsuritermes, a new soldierless termite genus and two new species from South America (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)

Joice P Constantini  1 , Tiago Fernandes Carrijo, Valeria Palma-Onetto, Rudolf Scheffrahn, Lucas Paul Carnohan, Jan ŠobotnÍk, Eliana M Cancello
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Tonsuritermes, a new soldierless termite genus and two new species from South America (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)

Joice P Constantini et al. Zootaxa. .

Abstract

A new genus, Tonsuritermes Cancello Constantini gen. nov., is described from South America. The main morphological features of the new genus are a remarkable frontal gland and protibia with two rows of spine-like bristles. Two new species of Tonsuritermes are described: T. tucki Cancello Constantini sp. nov. and T. mathewsi Cancello Constantini sp. nov. Comparisons, measurements, a map, histology of the frontal gland, and illustration of all fundamental morphological aspects are provided.

Keywords: Isoptera, Frontal gland, Neotropics, fontanelle, histology, Apicotermitinae.

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