Six new genera of Termitinae from the Belgian Congo (Isoptera, Termitidae)

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dc.contributor.authorEmerson, Alfred Edwards, 1896-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-01-18T20:51:29Z
dc.date.available2006-01-18T20:51:29Z
dc.date.issued1960en_US
dc.description49 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 48-49).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Six new genera based on new species from the Belgian Congo are described and illustrated. The phylogenetic position of each genus is discussed. Nitiditermes, new genus, contains only the type species, N. berghei, new species, described from the imago, soldier, and worker castes. Mucrotermes, new genus, contains the type species, M. osborni, new species, described from the soldier and worker castes, and also includes M. heterochilus (Silvestri), new combination, originally placed in the genus Procubitermes, and described by Silvestri from the soldier and worker castes collected in Dahomey. Furculitermes, new genus, contains the type species, F. winifredae, new species, described from the imago, soldier, and worker castes, and seven additional species. Furculitermes hendrickxi, new species, is described from the soldier caste; F. brevilabius, new species, is described from the imago and soldier castes; F. cubitalis, new species, is described from the soldier caste; F. soyeri, new species, is described from the soldier caste; F. parviceps, new species, is described from the soldier caste; F. longilabius, new species, is described from the soldier caste; and F. brevimalatus, new species, is described from the soldier caste. Pilotermes, new genus, contains only the type species, P. langi, new species, described from the imago and soldier castes. Profastigitermes, new genus, contains only the type species, P. putnami, new species, described from the soldier caste. Forficulitermes, new genus, contains only the type species, F. planifrons, new species, described from the soldier and worker castes. An imago described by Sjöstedt (1911) under the name 'Eutermes jucundus' and later placed in the genus Fastigitermes, is separated from the soldier and worker castes and transferred to Anoplotermes sp. Two species based on the soldier castes were described by Williams (1954) under the names 'Procubitermes goliathi' and 'Procubitermes planifacies.' These are now transferred to Lepidotermes goliathi (Williams), new combination, and Lepidotermes planifacies (Williams), new combination. The genus Procubitermes Silvestri is restricted to five described species, the type species, P. arboricola (Sjöstedt), and four additional species, P. sjöstedti (von Rosen), P. ueleensis Sjöstedt, P. niapuensis Emerson, and P. undulans Schmitz"--P. 47-48.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/4404
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 1988en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.1988, 1960en_US
dc.subject.lcshTermites -- Congo (Democratic Republic)en_US
dc.subject.lcshTermites -- Phylogeny.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Congo (Democratic Republic)en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Phylogeny.en_US
dc.titleSix new genera of Termitinae from the Belgian Congo (Isoptera, Termitidae)en_US
dc.title.alternativeNew Termitinae. American Museum novitates ; no. 1988en_US
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