Echinotermes
| Echinotermes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Subfamily: | Apicotermitinae |
| Genus: | Castro & Scheffrahn, 2018 |
| Species: | E. biriba
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinotermes biriba Castro & Scheffrahn, 2018
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Echinotermes, is a genus of soldierless termites belonging to the family Termitidae, containing a single species, Echinotermes biriba, which is endemic to Colombia.[1]
Description
Worker is monomorphic. Light yellowish Head capsule and antennae present. Pronotum pale yellow. Legs are hyaline. Fore-tibia moderately inflated. Digestive tube composed with a very large crop. Mesenteron forms a complete 360° loop.[1]
References
- ^ a b Castro, D.; Scheffrahn, R. H.; Carrijo, T. F. (2018). "Echinotermes biriba, a new genus and species of soldierless termite from the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon". ZooKeys (748): 21–30. doi:10.3897/zookeys.748.24253. PMC 5904502. PMID 29674911. Retrieved 3 April 2018.