Orthognathotermes humilis Constantino

Rocha, Mauricio Martins Da & Cancello, Eliana M., 2009, Revision of the Neotropical termite genus Orthognathotermes Holmgren (Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae), Zootaxa 2280, pp. 1-26 : 8-9

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.191174
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6213689
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scientific name	Orthognathotermes humilis Constantino
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Orthognathotermes humilis Constantino, 1991:200 ; (Imago and worker, 28–30).

Holotype: MPEG (soldier), not examined.

Paratypes: soldiers and workers. BRAZIL. Amazonas:, Maraã (Rio Japurá): 11.x.1988, Reginaldo Constantino coll. (9249); Maraã (Rio Japurá): 11.x.1988 Reginaldo Constantino coll. (MPEG-2825). All examined.

Imago. Unknown.

Soldier. Head with sides slightly convergent in front in dorsal view. In profile dorsal lump salient behind the flanges. Mandibles of the first pattern, tooth-like projection at proximal half. Head capsule with sparse short hairs and bristles, short hairs denser on ventral surface, scattered microscopic hairs on surface, denser in distal portion. Posmentum with short hairs. Pronotum with short hairs on the surface and bristles on posterior and anterior margins, mesonotum and metanotum with short hairs and bristles in posterior margins, abdominal tergites denser covered with short hairs and few bristles on margins; sternites with short hairs on surface and bristles on posterior margins.

Comparisons. O. humilis soldier has a head capsule larger than all other species of the same mandible pattern. The most similar species are O. wheeleri , in which soldier has ocellar spots and different mandibles (shorter from marginal tooth-like projection to the tip), O. aduncus is smaller and O. tubesauassu sp. nov. with smaller flanges slightly constricted at bases.

Geographical distribution. All records of O. humilis are in Amazonian forest ( Fig. 30 View FIGURE 30 ), except Humaitá, a savanna formation inside the forest.

Material examined. BRAZIL. Amazonas: Humaitá: 17.i.1990, R. Constantino coll. (9422); Manaus: 4– 5.xii.1990, F.B Apolinário coll. (9472).