Antillean Nasutitermitinae (Isoptera: Termitidae): Parvitermes collinsae, a New Subterranean Termite from Hispaniola and Redescription of P. pallidiceps and P. wolcotti
Author(s) -
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn,
Yves Roisin
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
florida entomologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1938-5102
pISSN - 0015-4040
DOI - 10.2307/3496044
Subject(s) - termitidae , biology , zoology , ecology
Three Parvitermes species are described from recent Antillean collections. All exhibit a dimorphic soldier caste characterized by rare major soldiers, reported from Parvitermes for the first time, and minor soldiers with constricted heads. Workers share similarities in digestive tube morphology and enteric valve armature. Soldiers and workers of a new species, Parvitermes collinsae, are described and the descriptions of Parvitermes wolcotti (Snyder, 1924) from Puerto Rico and P. pallidiceps (Banks, 1919) from Hispaniola are revised.
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