Phylogeny of Syntermitinae subfamily (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphology and molecular data

• Grant number: 12/00952-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: May 01, 2012
• End date: April 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Eliana Marques Cancello
• Grantee: Mauricio Martins da Rocha
• Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) are a group of termites endemic to Neotropical region, well characterized by soldiers that have well developed mandibles and a frontal tube with a wide opening. They bear an ecological relevance and some species are considered "keystone species" in biomes, especially in Cerrado. In the last years the taxonomy on the group advanced considerably, most of genera having already been revised, what allows the improvement of several comprehensive studies involving the group.In this project, I propose to make a phylogenetic analysis employing at least one third of the subfamily species, with morphological data and DNA sequences, in order to make a consistent proposition of phylogeny for the Syntermitinae. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ROCHA, MAURICIO M.. Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae). ZOOKEYS, n. 340, p. 107-117, 2013. (12/00952-9)

ROCHA, MAURICIO M.; MORALES-CORREA E CASTRO, ADRIANA C.; CUEZZO, CAROLINA; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. PLoS One, v. 12, n. 3, MAR 22 2017. (13/05610-1, 12/00952-9, 13/20068-9)

OLIVEIRA, DANILO E.; ROCHA, MAURICIO R.; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. Muelleritermes: A new termite genus with two species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Zootaxa, v. 4012, n. 2, p. 258-270, SEP 3 2015. (12/00952-9, 98/05083-0)

ROCHA, M. M.; CUEZZO, C.. Redescription of the Monotypic Neotropical Genus Crepititermes Emerson (Termitidae: Termitinae). Neotropical Entomology, v. 44, n. 5, p. 457-465, OCT 2015. (13/05610-1, 12/00952-9)

ROCHA, MAURICIO M.; CONSTANTINI, JOICE P.. Internal ornamentation of the first proctodeal segment of the digestive tube of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae). DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT, v. 62, n. 1, p. 29-44, 2015. (12/00952-9)

CANCELLO, ELIANA M.; ROCHA, MAURICIO M.. Comparative morphology of the digestive tube in species of Procornitermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae). DEUTSCHE ENTOMOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT, v. 60, n. 2, p. 147-153, NOV 2013. (12/00952-9)

ROCHA, MAURICIO M.; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. Updated taxonomy of Syntermitinae (Blattodea: Isoptera, Termitidae), with the description of three new genera. Zootaxa, v. 5138, n. 4, p. 19-pg., 2022-05-19. (12/00952-9)

ROCHA, MAURICIO M.. Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae). ZOOKEYS, v. N/A, n. 340, p. 11-pg., 2013-01-01. (12/00952-9)