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Towards a revision of the Neotropical soldierless termites (Isoptera: Termitidae): Redescription of the genus GrigiotermesMathews and description of five new genera

par Bourguignon, Thomas ;Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.;Nagy, Zoltán Z.T.;Sonet, Gontran ;Host, Benoît ;Roisin, Yves
Référence Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 176, 1, page (15-35)
Publication Publié, 2016-01

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Soldierless termites are extremely abundant in South America where they account for up to one-third of the termite species richness. However, their diversity has mostly been addressed through scattered, indecisive descriptions, leaving large gaps in our understanding of termite diversity. Here, to progress towards a more complete knowledge of this group, we redescribe the genus Grigiotermes and describe five new genera, Amplucrutermes, Humutermes, Hydrecotermes, Patawatermes, and Rubeotermes, comprising a total of nine species. We reassign four species to new genera, synonymize two species, and provide extensive descriptions and diagnoses for all taxa included here. We also provide a molecular phylogeny of selected Neotropical and Old World Apicotermitinae and provide a key to the genera of Neotropical workers to facilitate identification.