Schedorhinotermes seclusus
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Ordo: Isoptera
Familia: Rhinotermitidae
Genus: Schedorhinotermes
Name
Schedorhinotermes seclusus (Hill, 1933) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Rhinotermes (Schedorhinotermes) intermedius seclusus Hill 1933[1]: 5.
- Schedorhinotermes intermedius seclusus (Hill). Snyder 1949[2]: 92.
- Schedorhinotermes seclusus (Hill). Watson et al. 1998[3]: 197.
Material examined
Lectotype: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Babinda, 06.i.1925 (G.F. Hill) (NMVA #T-10854). Other material: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Southern Highlands: Lake Kutubu, 13.x.1988 (YR) (#PNGT1295); Fly: Morehead, 25.iii.1989 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1438); Morehead, 26.iii.1989 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1453); Wipim, 15.viii.1962 (R. Zweifel), witth nymphs (AMNH); Wipim, 30.iii.1989 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1480, 1482); Wipim, 31.iii.1989 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1495); Wipim, 01.iv.1989 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1504); Lake Murray, 22.v.1990 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1558, 1559, 1560); Lake Murray, 23.v.1990 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1573, 1576); Lake Murray, 24.v.1990 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1579); Lake Murray, 25.v.1990 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1596); Lake Murray, 27.v.1990 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1604); Nomad, 31.v.1990 (YR & ML) (#PNGT1633).
Imago
Unknown.
Major soldier
(Figs 56, 58–59) Soldiers of large size. Head covered by about 30 setae. Labrum short and large, not reaching the tip of mandibles. Antennae generally with 17 articles, sometimes with 16 or 18 articles. Pronotum large, covered by about 15 setae principally situated on the edges. Abdomen densely hairy, with 20 to 40 setae per segment. Mandibles moderately curved. Left mandible with the first subsidiary tooth shorter than the second and with a small hump at the base. Right mandible with a slight hump at the base. Measurements (mm) of 1 major soldier from the type colony and 30 major soldiers from 10 colonies (parentheses): HLC: 2.07 (1.82–2.33); HLL: 2.52 (2.24–2.74); HW: 1.96 (1.69–2.05); PW: 1.27 (1.08–1.42); RML: 1.27 (1.00–1.36); mPW: 0.36 (0.22–0.38); T3L: 1.76 (1.43–1.73).
Minor soldier
(Figs 57, 60–61). Soldiers of large size. Head covered by about 15 setae. Labrum 1.5 times longer than wide, reaching the tip of mandibles. Antennae with 16 articles. Pronotum of large size with about 10 setae on the edges. Abdomen abundantly hairy, with 10 to 15 setae per segment. Large mandibles strongly curved. Measurements (mm) of 1 minor soldier from the type colony and 10 minor soldiers from 10 colonies (parentheses): HLC: 1.11 (1.10–1.41); HLL: 1.52 (1.59–1.97); HW: 0.86 (0.95–1.19); PL: 0.44 (0.38–0.48); PW: 0.66 (0.68–0.86); RML: 0.75 (0.79–0.97); MPW: 0.35 (0.34–0.39); T3L: 1.09 (1.01–1.32).
Comparisons
This species is easily distinguishable from others by its large size and its densely hairy abdomen in the minor and major soldier castes. Minor soldiers are highly variable in size, indicating the likely presence of two developmental subcategories (Miller 1987[4]).
Distribution
(Fig. 82). This species is widespread throughout southern Papua New Guinea. It is also known from Queensland, Australia.
Termitophiles
Three species of Trichopseniini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) were reported by Bourguignon et al. (2007)[5]: Schedolimulus seclusi, Schedolimulus planus and Papuapsenius magnus.
Taxon Treatment
- Bourguignon, T; Roisin, Y; 2011: Revision of the termite family Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera) in New Guinea ZooKeys, 148: 55-103. doi
Other References
- ↑ Hill G (1933) Australian Rhinotermes (Isoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 45: 1-16.
- ↑ Snyder T (1949) Catalog of the Termites (Isoptera) of the World. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 490 pp.
- ↑ Watson J, Miller L, Abbey H (1998) Isoptera. In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 23. Archaeognatha, Thysanura, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, pp. 163–250.
- ↑ Miller L (1987) Trimorphic soldiers in Schedorhinotermes seclusus (Hill) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and notes on biology. Journal of the Australian entomological Society 26: 235-236. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1987.tb00293.x
- ↑ Bourguignon T, Pasteels J, Roisin Y (2007) Taxonomy, distribution and host specificity of the termitophile tribe Trichopseniini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in New Guinea and adjacent islands. Insect Systematics and Evolution 38: 405-425. doi: 10.1163/187631207794760967
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