Proboscitermes mcgrewi Scheffrahn, sp. nov. ...
Proboscitermes mcgrewi Scheffrahn sp. nov. (Figs. 2 –6) Description. Imago (Fig. 2 AB). Winged imago unknown. Head and dorsum of physogastric queen brown; measurements (mm): entire body length 22.7, max dorsal body width 4.3, fourth anterior tergite 1.36 wide by 0.40 long, maximum head width 1.56, e...
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| Summary: | Proboscitermes mcgrewi Scheffrahn sp. nov. (Figs. 2 –6) Description. Imago (Fig. 2 AB). Winged imago unknown. Head and dorsum of physogastric queen brown; measurements (mm): entire body length 22.7, max dorsal body width 4.3, fourth anterior tergite 1.36 wide by 0.40 long, maximum head width 1.56, eye maximum diameter 0.23, pronotum 0.94 wide by 0.54 long. Soldier (Figs. 3 A–E, 4). Monomorphic. Body whitish; digestive tube whitish and highly reduced; tube devoid of granualar contents. Body dimensions proportionally small in comparison to head; body smaller than that of worker. Head capsule light orange grading to ferruginous orange toward frontal lobe. Body coloration hyaline except for yellowish pronotum. Surface of head capsule and mandibles with fine shagreened texture. Head capsule pentagonal in dorsal and ventral views; quadrate frontal lobe in lateral view suggestive of a sperm whale head. Large fontanelle directed anteroventrally to saturate surrounding dense tuft of setae with clear defensive ... : Published as part of Scheffrahn, Rudolf H. & O'Malley, Robert C., 2010, A new termite (Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae: Proboscitermes) from Tanzania, pp. 52-58 in Zootaxa 2670 on pages 54-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199117 ... |
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