Glyptotermes chiraharitae, Amina & Rajmohana, 2016
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2016n3a2 |
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:15E32F63-F135-4E98-8DF9-D04452558388 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5154676 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E1B861-6065-FFC1-FC20-05673CB1F803 |
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Felipe |
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Glyptotermes chiraharitae |
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sp. nov. |
Glyptotermes chiraharitae n. sp.
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TYPE MATERIAL. — India. Kerala. Kozhikode. Kakkayam MWLS 762 m, 11.4990° N, 75.8950° E, 27.XII.2012, Amina Poovoli. Colony code: ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV/4942. Holotype (Soldier) GoogleMaps ; paratypes 6 pseudoworkers and 3 soldiers. — Colony code: ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV/4943. Paratypes: 4 imagoes, 2 soldiers and 5 pseudoworkers .
ETYMOLOGY. — The species is named Chiraharita meaning evergreen (in Sanskrit), after their evergreen forest habitat.
BIOECOLOGY. — ( Fig. 3) The large sized dead log on the forest floor, from which G. chiraharitae n. sp. was collected had a very high moisture content. Though the attack was not at all visible externally, the log when cut open, exposed several large holes sealed with their faecal pellets, dissolved in a muddy paste. Networks of hidden galleries meandering through the wood were also observed. Workers and soldiers were very slow and sluggish, probably due to their large size.
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