A new termite (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae, Macuxitermes) from Colombia

A new species of termite, Macuxitermes colombicus Postle & Scheffrahn is described from soldiers and workers collected from Departamento Magdalena, Colombia. The soldier of Macuxitermes colombicus differs from its lone congener in having no protuberances on the head capsule.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Postle, Anthony C., Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926706/