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

Authors :: Postle, Anthony C.
Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.
Source :: ZooKeys. 2016, Issue 587, p21-35. 15p.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *TERMITIDAE
*CLASSIFICATION of insects
*COLLECTION & preservation of zoological specimens
*ANIMAL social behavior
*INSECT morphology
*INSECTS

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