Pericapritermes semarangi ( Holmgren, 1913 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v122/i4/2022/160245 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/682FFC70-FFEB-3753-FC0D-FA2CC4399C49 |
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Felipe |
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Pericapritermes semarangi ( Holmgren, 1913 ) |
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Pericapritermes semarangi ( Holmgren, 1913) View in CoL Capritermes semarangi Holmgren, 1913
1913. Holmgren, K. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., 50 (2): 247. 1m, S
and W. Syntypes in Riksmus., Stockholm. Type-locality: Semarang , Java ,
Indonesia.
Capritermes sumatrensis John, 1925
1925. John, Treubia , 6 (3-4): 415-416.
Material examined: 2 Soldiers (ZSI/ 4824/H11), India: West Bengal: Jalpaiguri: Chapramari WLS, (26.89944°
N, 88.84118° E, 217.2 m), 31. x. 2018, Coll. B. Baraik,
Extracted from: Soil under sal log.
Diagnosis: Soldier ( Figure 4A View Figure 4 , Table 3): Head castaneous yellow; few hairs present, mandibles dark brown, antennae pale yellow, body creamy white, pronotum with yellow tinge, body densely hairy.
Head-capsule subrectangular, sides substraight; median suture extends a little behind fontanelle ( Figure 4B View Figure 4 ); fontanelle very small, antennae 14 segmented, segment 2 little larger than 3, 4 shortest, anterior margin of labrum substraight; lateral points not extended much, mandibles asymmetrical ( Figure 4E View Figure 4 ); left mandible strongly twisted at middle; right blade like ( Figure 4D View Figure 4 ), postmentum elongated, club shaped; pronotum saddle shaped ( Figure 4C View Figure 4 ); anterior margin very weakly emarginated; posterior margin without any emargination.
Imago: Not collected in the present study. Description available in Chhotani, 1997.
Worker: Not collected in the present study. Description available in Chhotani, 1997.
Distribution: India: West Bengal (present study).
Elsewhere: Bangladesh; Brunei; China: Guangdong,
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