The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Paraguay

Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.

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“…The genus Glyptotermes has a worldwide distribution with a higher diversity in tropical areas (Scheffrahn et al, 2001; Krishna et al, 2013; Debelo and Degaga, 2014; Yashiro et al, 2019; Scheffrahn, 2021). Our current knowledge of the Glyptotermes fossil record, and its correlation with the distribution of the extant representatives of the genus, seems to indicate that Glyptotermes was also widely distributed in the tropical region during the Miocene period and might have experimented successive dispersal events during older geological periods (Krishna and Emerson, 1962; Emerson, 1969; Nel and Paicheler, 1993; Engel and Krishna, 2007).…”

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“…Extant Glyptotermes spp., however, are very tolerant to environmental conditions and can live in swamp forests or mangroves (Johnson et al, 1980; Tho, 1992). According to Scheffrahn (2021, p. 24), extant Neotropical “ Glyptotermes species have a rather high wood moisture requirement and, therefore, are not found in arid parts of the Neotropics.” The same was likely true for the Miocene species newly described here, because this accords with indications of a generally humid, tropical, forest environment with freshwater suggested by the palynomorphs associated with Ethiopian amber as well as by other organismal inclusions in the amber (Bouju and Perrichot, 2020; Bouju et al, 2021).…”

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“…Glyptotermes Froggatt, 1897 is a cosmopolitan genus principally represented in tropical environments and is the most speciose of kalotermitid genera, with at least 128 living species (Krishna et al, 2013; Scheffrahn, 2021). Glyptotermes is commonly found infesting sound or rotting dry wood, as well as wood scars in live trees (Scheffrahn et al, 2001; Engel and Krishna, 2007).…”

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The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Miocene amber from Ethiopia

2021

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A new species of drywood termite (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) is described from a nearly complete alate specimen preserved in early Miocene Ethiopian amber. Glyptotermes abyssinicus new species is distinguished by its U-shaped head with 12-segmented antennae, the ocelli separated from the eye margin, the right mandible with an obtuse angle between the apical and first marginal teeth, the left mandible with an obtuse angle between the apical and first + second marginal teeth, and the wing venation. This is the first termite reported from Ethiopian amber, and the fourth Miocene species of the extant genus Glyptotermes Froggatt, 1897, together with species previously described from diatomites of China and amber from the Dominican Republic. As the oldest report of the genus known from Africa, G. abyssinicus n. sp. constitutes an interesting new record for the biogeographical history of the kalotermitid lineage. UUID: http://zoobank.org/7670b045-fb31-4809-8116-4d14c4dd275b

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The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Miocene amber from Ethiopia

2021

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“…The combination of a single spine and untextured cushion cuticle in Engelitermes gen.n. is unique among termite EVAs (Sands, 1998;Scheffrahn, 2019). The gizzard structure of Engelitermes gen.n.…”

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Mitochondrial phylogenetics position a new Afrotropical termite species into its own subfamily, the Engelitermitinae (Blattodea: Termitidae)

Romero Arias,

Hellemans,

Kaymak

et al. 2023

Systematic Entomology

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While new species of termites are described every year, the description of species distant from every known termite species is rare. In this paper, we describe one such species, Engelitermes zambo sp.n., an African Termitidae belonging to an entirely new lineage of termites for which we create a new subfamily, Engelitermitinae subfam.n. The subfamily status of Engelitermitinae was supported by termite phylogenetic trees, including sequences from the four existing samples of E. zambo sp.n., which, albeit with low bootstrap supports, placed Engelitermes gen.n. on a long branch sister to Forficulitermes, the two of which formed the sister group of a clade comprising Cubitermitinae, Nasutitermitinae, Syntermitinae and all other Termitinae. The sister relationship between Engelitermes gen.n. and Forficulitermes is further supported by the similar gut structure of their workers. In contrast, the soldiers of Engelitermes gen.n. resemble those of Cephalotermes. Our phylogenetic analyses, including all clades of Termitinae, call for a global taxonomic revision of the Termitinae subfamily names. Finally, our study highlights that new unique termite lineages are still awaiting to be described.

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“…The genus Glyptotermes Froggatt is the largest genus of the family Kalotermitidae (so-called drywood termites), which includes a total of 129 extant species globally, most of which are distributed in subtropical and tropical regions (Amina & Rajmohana 2016;Krishna et al 2013;Scheffrahn 2021). Only six Glyptotermes species have been recorded from Australia (i.e., Glyptotermes barretti Eldridge, 1996, G. brevicornis Froggatt, 1896, G. eucalypti Froggatt, 1896, G. finniganensis Eldridge, 1996, G. iridipennis Froggatt, 1896and G. tuberculatus Froggatt, 1896 (Eldridge 1996;Krishna et al 2013).…”

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A new cryptic species of Australian Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) discovered by effective use of morphological characteristics of primary reproductives

Yashiro,

2024

Austral Entomology

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Closely related species within termite genera often show extremely similar morphology, where morphological characteristics of soldiers alone or imagos (including alates and primary reproductives) alone are sometimes insufficient to establish new species. However, many original descriptions of termite species are based on soldier characteristics alone, because of the seasonal occurrence of alates and the difficulty in collecting primary reproductives. Importantly, primary reproductives of the family Kalotermitidae (so‐called drywood termites) are relatively easy to collect from field colonies compared with those of the other termite families. Here, we describe a new kalotermitid species, Glyptotermes matsuurai sp. nov., from Australia by effective use of morphological characteristics of primary reproductives. Glyptotermes matsuurai is distinguished from the Australian species G. iridipennis Froggatt, 1896 by the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit II gene; however, it is not distinguishable from G. iridipennis based on the external morphology of soldiers. It therefore forms a species complex with G. iridipennis. Although we could collect alates of G. matsuurai from only one of the field‐collected colonies kept in the laboratory, we conducted morphological analyses of imagos from multiple colonies by using primary reproductives collected from field colonies. As a result of our morphological analyses of imagos, we found that G. matsuurai is morphologically distinguishable from all other species of Australian Glyptotermes. Thus, when enough alates are unavailable, morphological characteristics of primary reproductives can be used to facilitate the discovery of undescribed cryptic species at least in the genus Glyptotermes and possibly in other genera within the family Kalotermitidae.

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The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) from Paraguay

Abstract: A 2012 termite expedition yielded the first species of Glyptotermes known from Paraguay, G. hickmanisp. nov. and G. canellae (Müller, 1873), the latter previously known from Argentina and Brazil. Both are described based on the soldier and imago castes.

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The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Miocene amber from Ethiopia

The termite genus Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in Miocene amber from Ethiopia

Mitochondrial phylogenetics position a new Afrotropical termite species into its own subfamily, the Engelitermitinae (Blattodea: Termitidae)

A new cryptic species of Australian Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) discovered by effective use of morphological characteristics of primary reproductives

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