Termitogeton planus
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Ordo: Isoptera
Familia: Rhinotermitidae
Genus: Termitogeton
Name
Termitogeton planus (Haviland, 1898) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Termes planus Haviland 1898[1]: 397.
- Termes (Termitogeton) planus Haviland. Desneux 1904a[2]: 373–374.
- Termitogeton planus (Haviland). Holmgren 1911b[3]: 75.
Material examined
Syntypes: MALAYSIA: Sarawak: Santubong, 16.ix.1894 (G.D. Haviland) (type No. 164, CUMZ, collection data from Harris 1966[4]). Other material: INDONESIA: Papua:Pusppenssat-IrJa (YR): 13.xi.1995 (#IRJT23, in large log on the ground, with alates); 14.xi.1995 (#IRJT26, in large rotten red wood log, with nymphs; #IRJT29); 16.xi.1995 (#IRJT60, small colony with queen); 25.xi.1995 (#IRJT155, 156, 157); 30.xi.1995 (#IRJT202, large colony with alates, nymphs, one neotenic reproductive, in standing dead tree, hard red wood): 01.xii.1995 (#IRJT214, with queen and neotenic reproductives; #IRJT215, 216); Road Nabire-Mapia km 43, 26.xi.1995 (YR) (#IRJT173, 174, in hard red wood). Several of the Indonesian samples mentioned above, then identified as Termitogeton nr. planus, were previously used in a study of caste patterns (Parmentier & Roisin 2003).
Imago
(Fig. 90). Very small. Overall body covered by many small setae. Head narrower anteriorly than posteriorly, heart-shaped. Large eyes. Ocelli in front of eyes. Antennae generally with 9 to 15 articles. Pronotum approximately half as broad as head, with a small projection forward. Measurements (mm) of 4 imagoes from the type colony and 10 imagoes from 2 colonies (parentheses): TBL: 3.23–3.94 (3.19–3.94); HLC: 0.59–0.63 (0.59–0.70); HWE: 0.82–0.85 (0.85–0.93); PL: 0.27–0.28 (0.28–0.30); PW: 0.39–0.45 (0.43–0.51); FWL: n.a. (4.93–5.23); ED: 0.14–0.18 (0.18–0.23).
Soldier
(Figs 88–89, 91–92). Overall body covered by many small setae. Head heart-shaped. Labrum elongated, pointed at the tip, narrow at the basis, broadest apical one-third. Antennae with 11 to 15 articles. Pronotum half as broad as head, elongated anteriorly in the middle. Mandibles short, without marginal teeth, slightly curved at tip. Measurements (mm) 4 soldiers from the type colony and 32 soldiers from 8 colonies (parentheses): HLC: 1.16–1.27 (1.10–1.37); HW: 1.21–1.31 (1.12–1.48); PW: 0.51–0.55 (0.45–0.58); LML: 0.71–0.73 (0.75–0.86); PML: 0.87–0.94 (0.77–0.97); mPW: 0.10–0.13 (0.11–0.15); T3L: 0.58–0.62 (0.51–0.65).
Distribution
(Fig. 93).In New Guinea, this species was only collected in the bird’s neck area (western Indonesian Papua). Originally described from from Sarawak (Haviland 1898[1]), it is also known from Sabah (Thapa 1982[5]) and Peninsular Malaysia (Tho 1992[6]).
Key to New Guinean Rhinotermitidae species, based on the soldier caste
Taxon Treatment
- Bourguignon, T; Roisin, Y; 2011: Revision of the termite family Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera) in New Guinea ZooKeys, 148: 55-103. doi
Other References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haviland G (1898) Observations on termites; with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 26: 358-442. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1898.tb00405.x
- ↑ Desneux J (1904a) Remarques critiques sur la phylogénie et la division systématique des termites (réponse à M. Wasmann). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 48: 372-378.
- ↑ Holmgren N (1911b) Termitenstudien. 2. Systematik der Termiten. Die familien Mastotermitidae, Protermitidae and Mesotermitidae. Kungliga Svenska vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 46: 1-88.
- ↑ Harris W (1966) Type localities of the Isoptera described by Haviland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 177: 11-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1966.tb00947.x
- ↑ Thapa R (1982) Termites of Sabah (East Malaysia). Sabah Forest Department. Sabah Forest Records, Sandakan 12: 1-374.
- ↑ Tho Y (1992) Termites of Peninsular Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. Malayan Forest Records, Kepong, 36: 1-224.
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