Labiotermes pelliceus Emerson & Banks

Constantino, Reginaldo, Acioli, Agno N. S., Schmidt, Karen, Cuezzo, Carolina, Carvalho, Sérgio H. C. & Vasconcellos, Alexandre, 2006, A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical termite genera Labiotermes Holmgren and Paracornitermes Emerson (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae), Zootaxa 1340, pp. 1-44 : 35-37

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Labiotermes pelliceus Emerson & Banks, 1965: 28 –30 [soldier, Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9 ]; Kovoor 1969: 198 –207 [gut morphology, Figs. 3–4 View FIGURES 3 View FIGURES 4 , Pl. Figs. I3, II3].

Holotype: soldier ( AMNH), not examined.

Typelocality: Guyana: Itabu Creek.

Imago. Unknown.

Soldier ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 10 A–B, 11J). Described by Emerson & Banks (1965: 28–30). Additional measurements are presented in Table 2 View TABLE 2 .

Comparisons. The soldier of L. pelliceus can be easily recognized by the dense fine hairs on the head capsule.

Worker. ( Figs. 10 View FIGURES 10 , 13 View FIGURES 13 J, 15T–U, 16J) Head, postclypeus and pronotum densely covered with bristles and fine hairs. Mesonotum with a line of numerous bristles on posterior margin. Front coxa with a blunt lateral projection near base. Antenna with 15 articles. Fontanelle large and rounded. Enteric valve with 6 fingerlike ridges of unequal size, covered with long and curved spines. Mixed segment with two elongate mesenteric lobes; small lobe more than half the length of the large one. Measurements in Table 3 View TABLE 3 .

Comparisons. The worker of L. pelliceus can be recognized by the dense fine hairs on the head and body. Its enteric valve is distinct from all other species.

Geographical distribution. Labiotermes pelliceus has been recorded from relatively few localities ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 21 ), most of them in Brazilian Amazonia. It seems to occur only in the rainforest.

Remarks. In most samples examined, the color of the soldier head capsule is not as dark as described by Emerson & Banks (1965). Most had the head capsule light brown. Material examined

BRAZIL. Amazonas. Manaus, rodovia BR174, km 54: s., w., 05.vi.2002, I. Ackerman (UnB4711, 4712, 4713). Manaus, Reserva Ducke: s., w., 27.vii.1983, Ch. Noirot (MZSP9380); s., w., 01.i.1991, F.B. Apolinário (UnB3689). Manaus, Rodovia ZF2: s., w., 16.iii.1988, A.G. Bandeira (INPA690). Maranhão. Aldeia Araçu: s., w., 07.v.1963, B. Malkin (MZSP1891). Mato Grosso. Juruena: s., w., 06.vii.2002, R. Constantino (UnB3431). Pará. Paragominas: s., w., 27.vi.1990, R. Constantino (MPEG 3514). Oriximiná, Porto Trombetas: s., w., 29.vii.2000, A.N.S. Acioli (UnB5514). GUYANA. Acary Mountains, Itabu Creek: paratype soldier, x.1938, E.R. Blake (MZSP).