Rugitermes tinto: A new termite (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from the Andean region of Colombia

The imago and soldier castes of a new Rugitermes Holmgren, 1911 species, R. tinto sp. nov. are described. It is the ninth species of Rugitermes from South America and the first record of this genus from Colombia. Unlike its congeners, the soldier of R. tinto has very dark head capsul...

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Main Authors: Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Olga Patricia Pinzón Florian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/55843/download/pdf/