Abstract:
"The structure, relationships, phylogeny, distribution, origin, nests, ecology, and associated termitophiles of the South American termite genus Labiotermes are described and discussed. Labiotermes labralis (Holmgren) and L. longilabius (Silvestri) are redescribed and figured. Labiotermes brevilabius, new species, from Brazil, and L. pelliceus, new species, from British Guiana, are described and figured. A map showing the localities for each species and a key to the known species of imagoes and soldiers are included"--P. 30.