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| العنوان: |
Towards a revision of the Neotropical soldierless termites (Isoptera:Termitidae): redescription of the genus Anoplotermesand description of Longustitermes, gen. nov.*. |
| المؤلفون: |
Thomas Bourguignon1, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn2, Jan Křeček2, Zoltán T. Nagy3, Gontran Sonet3, Yves Roisin1 |
| المصدر: |
Invertebrate Systematics. Sep2010, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p357-370. 14p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*TERMITES, *TERMITIDAE, *BIODIVERSITY, *TAXONOMISTS, *ALIMENTARY canal |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
LATIN America |
| مستخلص: |
Soldierless termites are well represented in the Neotropics where they constitute about one-third of the total termite species richness. However, despite their substantial diversity, they have been neglected by most taxonomists because they lack soldiers. Species identification therefore relies upon worker characters, in particular the anatomy of the digestive tract and the enteric valve armature. Here, in order to provide a solid basis for future taxonomic work on this group, we supply detailed descriptions of the type species of the genus Anoplotermes, A. pacificus, and of a few common and widespread species, which we retain in Anoplotermes: A. banksi, A. parvusand A. janus, sp. nov. We transfer Anoplotermes mannito a new genus, Longustitermes, and place six species into synonymy. This redefinition of the genus Anoplotermesis complemented by DNA sequences of four genetic markers to allow species identification by molecular techniques and future phylogenetic studies. This study represents a first step towards a complete revision of the neotropical Anoplotermes-group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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