Diminishing the taxonomic gap in the neotropical soldierless termites: descriptions of four new genera and a new Anoplotermes species (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae)

Autor(es)

Carrijo, Tiago F. ; Castro, Daniel ; Wang, Menglin ; Constantini, Joice P. ; Bourguignon, Thomas ; Cancello, Eliana M. ; Roisin, Yves ; Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ZOOKEYS; v. N/A, n. 1167, p. 36-pg., 2023-06-14.

Resumo

The neotropical Apicotermitinae is a common and widespread clade of mostly soil-feeding soldierless termites. With few exceptions, species of this group were originally assigned to the genus Anoplotermes Muller, 1873. The application of internal worker morphology coupled with genetic sequencing has recently shed light on the true diversity of this sub-family. Herein, Anoplotermes susanae Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, sp. nov. and four new species in four new genera are described: Hirsutitermes kanzakii Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, gen. nov. et sp. nov., Krecekitermes daironi Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, gen. nov. et sp. nov., Mangolditermes curveileum Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, gen. nov. et sp. nov., and Ourissotermes giblinorum Scheffrahn, Carrijo & Castro, gen. nov. et sp. nov. Worker descriptions are based mainly on worker gut morphology, including the enteric valve, while imagoes were described based on external characters. A Bayesian phylogenetic tree of New World Apicotermitinae was constructed using the complete mitogenome to infer genera relationships and corroborate the taxonomic decisions. Distribution maps and a dichotomic key to the known Neotropical Apicotermitinae genera are provided. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 20/06041-4 - Apicotermitinae (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae) da região do alto Rio Madeira, Rondônia: taxonomia e dimensões da diversidade
• Beneficiário: Tiago Fernandes Carrijo
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 14/11982-1 - Apicotermitinae (Termitidae) da Mata Atlântica sensu stricto
• Beneficiário: Joice Paulo Constantini
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado