Velocitermes aporeticus Mathews 1977, new combination
Description
Velocitermes aporeticus (Mathews 1977), new combination
Diversitermes aporeticus Mathews 1977: 184 –185, figs. 128–129.
Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso, Ribeirão Cascalheira (base camp of the Xavantina-Cachimbo Expedition), A.G.A Mathews, 2.xii.1967, holotype soldier (part of lot MZSP- 7398) and paratypes (MZSP- 7398, BMNH- 133977 and AMNH). Another 120 samples from several different localities, including new ones from the type locality.
Remarks. Mathews (1977) placed this species in Diversitermes based on its “niche (in rotten wood and old mounds of other species)”. However, this ecological delimitation is incorrect as both genera include species with diverse habits. All diagnostic morphological characters support its inclusion in Velocitermes: long legs and antennae, head of the major soldier constricted, and gut morphology.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.2.5 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/264259 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB5FFB89F1B3673CF14FFC66A122429 (URL)
- Journal article: http://zoobank.org/3FCFD824-EB38-4CC4-93A0-16045C271436 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/038C87C09F1A3672CF83F9F3698B23FA (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- MZSP-, BMNH-, AMNH
- Event date
- 1967-12-02
- Family
- Termitidae
- Genus
- Velocitermes
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Material sample ID
- MZSP-7398, BMNH-133977
- Order
- Isoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Mathews
- Species
- aporeticus
- Taxonomic status
- comb. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Verbatim event date
- 1967-12-02
- Taxonomic concept label
- Velocitermes aporeticus (Mathews, 1977) sec. Oliveira & Constantino, 2016
References
- Mathews, A. G. A. (1977) Studies on Termites from the Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, Rio de Janeiro, 267 pp.