Bandeiratermes tellustris Constantino 1990, new combination

Autor: Rocha, Mauricio M., Cancello, Eliana M.
Rok vydání: 2022
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6571713
Popis: Bandeiratermes tellustris, new combination Ibitermes tellustris Constantino, 1990: 7–9 (soldier and worker), figs 9–18. Type Material. Holotype soldier, deposited at MPEG, from Brazil, Amazonas state, Japurá River, 10 Km downstream from the town of Maraã, 02.x.1988, R. Constantino coll. (not examined), and soldier and worker paratypes from the same holotype colony (examined). Imago. Unknown. Soldier and worker. Described by Constantino (1990), additional pictures of the soldier are provided herein (Fig. 16). Digestive tube (Fig. 17). As described for the genus, the gut conformation is the same as Ban. silvestrii, differing only in size (slightly smaller) and by the mesenteric tongue width (slightly wider). We did not have sufficient specimens to prepare the gizzard armature, but the enteric valve is illustrated in the original description. Material examined. BRAZIL. Amazonas: Maraã, 12.x.1988, R.Constantino (9448, soldier and worker paratypes).
Published as part of Rocha, Mauricio M. & Cancello, Eliana M., 2022, Updated taxonomy of Syntermitinae (Blattodea: Isoptera, Termitidae), with the description of three new genera, pp. 445-463 in Zootaxa 5138 (4) on page 460, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/6571669
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